AFP won't charge journalist Annika Smethurst after probe of leaked documents
SBS News, 2020-05-27
- Address
- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/afp-wont-charge-journalist-annika-smethurst-after-probe-of-leaked-documents/dkd1qxw89
- Kind
- reporting
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Archived copy
- none yet
Cited by
- Australia's High Court invalidates warrant for raid on journalist Annika Smethurst
- Claim 475: The AFP's deputy commissioner said there was insufficient evidence to establish the document's path or source.
- Claim 476: The journalists' union said the case showed how national-security laws could be misused against public-interest journalism.
- Claim 477: The Law Council of Australia's president said the law continued to leave journalists exposed to investigation and prosecution.
The link-check history of this source is in the JSON version of this page.