On Tuesday, the AFPraided the home of News Corp political journalist Annika Smethurrrst, and by doing so has sent shockwaves through the media establishment. The police probe relates to an article she had published in April 2018, quoting government sources suggesting that the Australian Signals Directorate would potentially be granted the right to spy on … Continue reading A second front? After the government declared war on the tech industry in general and encryption in particular, it seems that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) may have opened up a second front, and this time it has the fourth estate firmly in its sights. →