Australian Federal Agents Carry Out Second Raid Of Journalists In One Week

Australian Federal Police seized a record drug bust of more than 300kg of worth methamphetamine with a street value Aus $270m on 19 February considered to be the biggest drug haul in South Australia history after the drugs were discovered in crane jibs
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Australian Federal Police seized a record drug bust of more than 300kg of worth methamphetamine with a street value Aus $270m considered to be the biggest drug haul in South Austral... ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Australian Federal Police seized a record drug bust of more than 300kg of worth methamphetamine with a street value Aus $270m considered to be the biggest drug haul in South Australia history after the drugs were discovered in crane jibs on February 19, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. PHOTOGRAPH BY Amer Ghazzal / Barcroft Images (Photo credit should read Amer Ghazzal / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation was raided Wednesday by federal police who were seeking information the journalists used to publish a shocking exposé on Australian troops killing unarmed civilians in Afghanistan two years ago.

According to the Washington Post, the raid is the second of its kind just this week.

On Tuesday, federal agents raided the home of Annika Smethurst, the Sydney Sunday Telegraph’s political editor, after she published a story about alleged plans for increased surveillance of Australian citizens.

They searched her home, computer and phone. At the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, agents reportedly seized over 9,000 documents.

A raid here in the United States engendered outrage last month, as San Francisco police stormed the home and office of journalist Bryan Carmody to uncover his anonymous source for a story.

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  1. Isn’t THIS just so much ‘storm trooper’ action? The RW in both countries truly need to get a grip and go through the courts and the laws instead of just acting arbitrarily. Do we need MORE journalists killed because of police action?

  2. So Australia is now joining the dark side? Alarming!

  3. You see? They took away the Aussies guns, now they are raiding journalists. They would never dare to do it in the US. Mass shootings are good, side effect of freedom.

  4. I don’t believe that Australia has a formal, written equivalent of the First Amendment. Scary.

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