Monday, 8 July 2019

Australian federal police accessed journalists' metadata 58 times in a year

MPs are examining impact of national security laws on freedom of the press

The Australian federal police has revealed it accessed the metadata of journalists 58 times in the 2017-18 financial year.

The admission came in a submission to the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security’s review of the mandatory data retention law, which has been in place since 2015.

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