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Greens push one-year cap on police hacking powers

The Greens hold “significant concerns” with plans to extend the life of controversial police hacking powers for another three years without the stronger safeguards proposed by the national security...

‘Lunch hour’ warrants hand cops most intrusive hacking powers

15 June 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s most invasive online surveillance and disruption powers are being deployed based on warrants issued by under-trained and overworked office holders, leading to calls for a new system that...

Govt moves to repeal ACIC’s data disruption powers

11 March 2026 | by Justin Hendry

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...

Hacking powers handed out without safeguard, review finds

1 September 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Controversial hacking powers handed to authorities in 2021 have never had an effective main safeguard, a statutory review has determined, after finding dozens of warrants are being handed out...

Tag: Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021

Greens push one-year cap on police hacking powers

‘Lunch hour’ warrants hand cops most intrusive hacking powers

Govt moves to repeal ACIC’s data disruption powers

Hacking powers handed out without safeguard, review finds

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