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Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy

The Conversation By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh

Updated about 9 hours ago


Photo: The ABC Ultimo office has been raided by the Federal Police in relation to the
investigative series known as The Afghan Files. (AAP: Peter Rae)

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The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sources.

On Tuesday, seven AFP officers spent several hours searching News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst's Canberra home, her mobile phone and computer. The AFP linked the raid to "the alleged publishing of information classified as an official secret".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/why-raids-on-australian-media-present-clear-threat-to-democracy/11183396