Modern Australian

Government needs to slow down on changes to spying and foreign interference laws

  • Written by Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Government needs to slow down on changes to spying and foreign interference lawsAttorney-General Christian Porter wants the legislation passed before the "Super Saturday" byelections on July 28.AAP/Lukas Coch

What’s the rush? If you believe Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter, unless two pieces of security legislation are in place in the remaining two weeks of parliament before the winter recess, the country will...