Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent
But Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on defence system Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor has quietly backed down on moves to make spy agency Asio’s powers for compulsory questioning permanent, but will expand offences covered by the rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on Australia’s defence system. The laws were introduced in the wake of the 11 September 2001
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The Albanese government has dropped plans to remove sunset provisions from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act. Photograph: AAPView image in fullscreenThe Albanese government has dropped plans to remove sunset provisions from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act. Photograph: AAPAustralian security and counter-terrorismLabor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanentBut Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on defence system Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tom McIlroy Political editorWed 10 Jun 2026 11.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLabor has quietly backed down on moves to make spy agency Asio’s powers for…
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