Federal telecommunications access laws enable Australian Federal Police officers to access both an individual reporter’s and their employer’s data. This is when a journalist information warrant has been granted. AFP raids over the last year, prompted the ‘Australia’s Right To Know’ campaign, resulting in a need for freedom of information reforms, whistleblower protections and public interest exemptions, from national security laws.
Your right to know under threat: Police accessed metadata of journalists 20 times in one year and secretly obtained private information from six to find their sources – 29 January 2020
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | News & Analysis |
