Dutton says AFP must take extra steps before launching raids on the media

Peter Dutton says federal police should consider ‘public interest implications’ before investigating leaks that involve journalistsHome affairs minister Peter Dutton has given new directions to the Australian federal police on investigations into journalists and media organisations.The decision came in the wake of the AFP raiding the Canberra home of a News Corp journalist and the Sydney office of the ABC over separate leak investigations – both of which were widely condemned as heavy-handed and for having a chilling effect on reporting. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-08-09 07:01:12 UTC ]

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