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Claim

Claim 313

The AFP said the warrant concerned allegations of publishing classified material under the Crimes Act.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The AFP said the warrant concerned allegations of publishing classified material under the Crimes Act.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Warrant cites classified-material provisions
About
incident 2019-australia-afp-raids-abc-afghan-files
Source
ABC raided by Australian Federal Police over Afghan Files stories
Publisher
ABC News (Australia)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2019-06-05

Quotation from the source

in relation to allegations of publishing classified material, contrary to provisions of the Crimes Act 1914