Breaking The High Court has found a warrant used by federal police to raid a journalist's home was invalid and ordered that it be quashed.
The High Court has found a warrant used by federal police to raid a journalist's home was invalid and ordered that it be quashed.
News Corp reporter Annika Smethurst had her Canberra apartment raided in 2019 over stories she wrote revealing secret plans to expand the government's spying powers. The full bench of the High Court on Wednesday unanimously found there was not enough precision in the drafting of the warrant. However, only two judges ordered that material seized during the search be destroyed, meaning it could still be used by police.
The court did not consider whether the Australian Federal Police raid infringed on implied freedom of political communication.
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