The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) handed down its report [PDF] of Australia's metadata retention scheme on Wednesday, issuing 22 recommendations that tighten ...

After watching this year’s media raids and the prosecution of lawyers and whistleblowers, it’s not hard to see why Australians wonder about excessive police power and dwindling journalistic freedom.

The law offers bodies investigating individuals a way to monitor terrorists, pedophiles and those committing other serious crimes by requiring telecommunications companies to keep our communications ...

In my career I have witnessed the challenge of fighting crime while attempting to balance individual privacy with what can be deemed a reasonable level of intrusion. It is a challenge the government ...