Claim 476

The journalists' union said the case showed how national-security laws could be misused against public-interest journalism.

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

Statement: The journalists' union said the case showed how national-security laws could be misused against public-interest journalism.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Press union says security laws were misused
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

It shows how Australia's national security laws are being misused in order to criminalise legitimate public interest journalism.