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Law enforcement agencies will need a warrant from a Supreme or Federal Court judge before raiding journalists under a range of press freedom reforms agreed to by the Morrison government.
Attorney-General Christian Porter said the government would adopt all 16 recommendations made by the Parliament s intelligence and security committee, following its inquiry into the impact of law enforcement powers on the freedom of the press.
Government agrees to recommendations to strengthen press freedom but union says more changes needed
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Attorney-General Christian Porter says transparency is key in a healthy democracy .
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Search warrants against journalists and whistleblowers will have to be signed off by senior judges, under changes the Federal Government argues will strengthen press freedom in Australia.
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Independent advocates will lobby on behalf of journalists
Concerns about press freedom were raised after police raids in mid-2019
Federal Parliament s joint committee on intelligence and security (PJCIS) made a range of recommendations earlier this year, amid concerns protections for the media and informants had been eroded in the continuous quest to strengthen national security.
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Accused paedophile Malka Leifer has lost an appeal challenging her extradition to Australia at the Supreme Court of Israel, clearing the way for her to stand trial after a six-year legal saga.
The Supreme Court justices said that the ruling finalises “the decision of the appellant as extraditable” to stand trial in Australia.
Israeli Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn praised the court’s decision and said he would sign the extradition order immediately.
“After long and tormenting years, the time has come to do justice with Leifer’s victims,” he wrote on Twitter.
Malka Leifer (right) appears in a Jerusalem court in February 2018.
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