Ombudsman argues against allowing journalists access to their own search warrants

Four-year appeal to obtain information on secret trawling of journalists’ data by law enforcement agencies continues

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Journalists whose data has been secretly trawled by law enforcement agencies are unable to determine if they have been the subject of search warrants because it would breach their own privacy, the commonwealth ombudsman has argued.

It comes after a four-year battle by Guardian Australia to obtain such warrants, and has led to renewed calls for the warrant scheme to be scrapped.

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