ASIO’s new secret spy powers are extraordinary
Our domestic spy agency copped a lot of criticism in December after the Bondi Beach massacre for failing to prevent the attack.
But is the answer expanded powers?
A bill passed in parliament last week is proposing just that – laws that force suspects to answer questions, or face a jail sentence.
Today national security correspondent Matthew Knott talks about the new expanded powers of ASIO and the politicians arguing they amount to a breach of our rights.
Background reading
‘Oppressive’: Why this Liberal senator crossed the floor on expanding ASIO powers
The Morning Edition…
The skinny
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