As of Sunday morning, the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil were yet to receive information from Optus that was requested on September 27.
The haul from Operation Ironside is impressive. But it has also shown how Australia has become a destination of choice for transnational organised crime groups.
The AN0M app was programmed by law enforcement to allow ‘back-door’ access. This led to the retrieval of information that culminated in hundreds of search warrants.
There is a deep and widening gulf in trust and communications between the agencies and the media that has clearly boiled over in ways that damage both institutions.
A raid undertaken by ASIO and AFP of two Chinese journalists in June as come to light.
A third of all police personnel in Australia are women, but in some localities, the rates of women officers are trending in the wrong direction.
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Although opportunities have expanded for women in policing, the numbers of women on most forces remain well below 50% and women are very underrepresented in senior roles.
Peter Dutton has issued “ministerial direction” to the AFP over investigating leaks to the media.
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Federal home affairs minister Peter Dutton says the government’s “expectation” is that federal police should consider the importance of press freedom before investigating leaks to journalists.
Kershaw has demonstrated he is not afraid of change and tackling integrity issues in his previous roles – traits that could serve him well in his new job.
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The new AFP commissioner faces challenges unlike those of his predecessors, such as ensuring the independence and integrity of the police force within the Home Affairs ministry.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has called for John Setka to be expelled from the Labor Party.
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Another hectic week in federal politics has seen Labor dealing with a controversy involving union leader John Setka, and the Queensland government giving final approval for the Adani mine.
The government’s obvious attempt to use the recently established Registered Organisations Commission for political purposes is an abuse of power.
The functions of the AFP differ from state police forces in that it has a major role in combating crime impacting on Australia’s national security.
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Turnbull is understandably sensitive to suggestions that the planned home affairs ministry is all about Dutton, whose continued support is so vital to him.
The reorganisation is a major win for Peter Dutton, a key conservative supporter of Malcolm Turnbull.
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Peter Dutton will take charge of a new mega home affairs portfolio in a sweeping overhaul of national security agencies and responsibilities.
Tackling entrenched sexualised mistreatment in a large organisation such as the Australian Federal Police is far more than a numbers game.
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To say a workplace problem is systemic means that its underlying causes are deeply embedded in the structures and everyday practices of an organisation.
AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin said the government was only informed when raids relating to leaks about the NBN had started.
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AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin has defended police raids at the Melbourne office of Labor’s deputy Senate leader Stephen Conroy and the home of an ALP staffer.