The federal government has moved to repeal laws granting the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission sweeping powers to disrupt criminal networks and harvest intelligence from online platforms used by organised crime.
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland introduced amendments to federal parliament on Wednesday, packaged within an omnibus bill that also extends other controversial identify and disrupt powers for another three years.
The changes come just months after the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor …
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