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Claim

Claim 475

The AFP's deputy commissioner said there was insufficient evidence to establish the document's path or source.

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

Statement
The AFP's deputy commissioner said there was insufficient evidence to establish the document's path or source.
Field
status
Value
AFP declines to charge Smethurst
About
incident 2020-australia-high-court-invalidates-smethurst-warrant
Source
AFP won't charge journalist Annika Smethurst after probe of leaked documents
Publisher
SBS News
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-05-27

Quotation from the source

There was insufficient evidence to show the path of the (leaked) document, where it came from, and who it went to.