The Australian Federal Police have raided the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst, acting on a warrant investigating “alleged publishing of information classified as an official secret.”
The raid comes after Smethurst last year published a leaked government plan to allow intelligence agencies to secretly access the emails, bank accounts and text messages of Australian citizens for the first time.
News Corp says the raid was “outrageous and heavy-handed” and sends a clear and dangerous message to journalists and newsrooms across Australia.