Australian intelligence agency "reporting agencies and reporters are also subject to investigation of confidential leaks" August 14, 20:34

In Australia, there is a suspicion that confidential information about the military has been leaked, and because the public broadcast ABC was searched, Australian intelligence agencies reported that news gathering activities were used by foreign intelligence agents. Also suggested that it should not be excluded from the investigation of confidential leaks.

In Australia, a public broadcast ABC reported that soldiers dispatched to Afghanistan killed civilians based on confidential documents from the Department of Defense, and in June the federal police searched for alleged information leaks. Received.

In response, a joint committee of both parliaments began investigating the impact of police and intelligence on the freedom of the press, and a hearing was held in the capital Canberra on the 14th.

In this, an intelligence agency testimony said, “Journalism can be an ideal hiding of foreign intelligence activities. Foreign intelligence agents are trying to recruit reporters because they have access to confidential information and senior officials. There was also a report that the report was made. "

In addition, regarding the subject of the investigation regarding the leakage of confidential information, “Exclusion of the news media and reporters will lead to the development of foreign intelligence activities and increase the threat,” and the news media and reporters should not be excluded from the investigation. I suggested the idea of ​​not.

The committee will compile the findings by October and report them to Congress.