Police Raid Australia's ABC News Network #AfghanFiles ( Archived) (33)

there has been an ongoing inquiry for quite a while
Think you'll find New Zealand is running one relating to their SAS as well


Key points:

The AFP said there would not be any arrests today
ABC managing director David Anderson said the broadcaster "stands by its journalists" and "will protect its sources"
An AFP statement said the warrant was not linked to an AFP raid on a Canberra News Corp journalist's home on Tuesday

Problem is, only those local to the event really have any idea what it is all about.

So either it a massive coverup, that has now become a worldwide issue.
or
The news agency has state secrets that they should not have access to
or
The News agency has nothing to hide and the whole thing is a distraction to stop people reading the real story.

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

The AFP linked the raid to "the alleged publishing of information classified as an official secret".

This stemmed from Smethurst's 2018 article, which contained images of a "top secret" memo and reported that senior government officials were considering moves to empower the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to covertly monitor Australian citizens for the first time.

Federal police raid home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst

AFP officers execute search warrant over 2018 report about new powers for intelligence agencies to spy on Australians

In April 2018 Smethurst reported that the heads of the defence and home affairs ministries had discussed draconian new powers to allow the Australian Signals Directorate to spy on Australian citizens for the first time.

Under the mooted plan, spies would be allowed to secretly access emails, bank accounts and text messages with approval from the defence and home affairs ministers.





Australian National University hit by huge data breach

Vice-chancellor says hack involved personal and payroll details going back 19 years


The university has confirmed an estimated 200,000 people have been affected by the hack, based on student numbers each year and staff turnover.

In a message to staff and students, vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt said someone illegally accessed the university’s systems in late 2018.

“We believe there was unauthorised access to significant amounts of personal staff, student and visitor data extending back 19 years,” Schmidt said.

There are reports that no material was removed , there's a court challenge to it being removed . Most of the media outrage is bulldust , they were informed ahead of the "raid" .