Reece Kershaw
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Middle East tensions
Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags
NSW Police have applied to shut down rallies in Sydney, as protesters say calls to ban vigils and demonstrations are a ban on free speech.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Latest
Russian-born Australian army private and her husband charged with espionage
Kira Korolev, 40, and her 62-year-old husband, Igor Korolev, are accused of using her defence force account to spy for Russia since December 2022.
- by Angus Thompson, Cloe Read and Cameron Atfield
Greens raise conflict of interest concerns over AFP dealings with PwC
Senator David Shoebridge says a close personal relationship could jeopardise the criminal investigation into the PwC tax scandal.
- by Colin Kruger and Rachel Clun
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Information security
Russia now knows who hacked Medibank, but it’s doing nothing about it
The Australian Federal Police has had no response after providing detailed intelligence on those it believes were behind last year’s devastating privacy breach.
- by Nick McKenzie and Amelia Balinger
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Cybersecurity
‘Capable, active and aggressive’: Australians warned of more Medibank-style attacks
Australians are being told to expect a fresh wave of cyberattacks after the AFP named Russia as the home of the group attacking Medibank.
- by David Crowe and Colin Kruger
Karen Andrews tells MPs their work is ‘a privilege we must not shy from’ in face of threats
The Home Affairs Minister discussed the security arrangements for MPs with the AFP Commissioner amid safety fears after the murder of a British MP.
- by Rob Harris
19 alleged incidents of misconduct involving federal MPs, staff reported to AFP
Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw says 10 of the reports have been referred to state and territory police for further investigation and 12 have been identified as “sensitive”.
- by Katina Curtis and Anthony Galloway
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Federal politics
PM denies misleading Parliament after Brittany Higgins inquiry paused over AFP concerns
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has denied misleading Parliament over his department head pausing an inquiry related to rape allegations made by a former staffer.
- by Katina Curtis and Anthony Galloway
AFP tells MPs to report crimes ‘without delay’ as PM stands by Linda Reynolds
The AFP Commissioner has supplied guidance to MPs for when complaints or allegations are made to them.
- by Katina Curtis
Top cop says some terrorists fake deradicalisation to get out of jail
AFP boss Reece Kershaw says some freed terrorists don't appear to have changed their ideology despite passing deradicalisation tests.
- by Katina Curtis
AFP boss quizzed over Angus Taylor investigation
Questions have been asked about why Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore was never interviewed during an investigation into an alleged doctored document that was made public by Energy Minister Angus Taylor's office.
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