The first piece of legislation introduced by new Attorney General Michelle Rowland on Wednesday will place the entire national intelligence community under the oversight of the security watchdog and federal parliament’s powerful joint committee.
The move has been planned for years to better monitor the agencies as their opaque activities and increasing powers threaten to infringe on individual liberties.
The new bill would also quietly indemnify Defence officials engaging in foreign cyber attacks from domestic liabilities.
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