Government tells police to lay off journalists in investigating leaks
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government has given a new direction to the Australian Federal Police to prevent repeats of the recent raids on the media when leaks are being investigated.
The number of investigations will also be cut back, because departments referring leaks of official material to the police will have to outline the harm the disclosure poses to national...
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