Published: November 13, 2019
Exclusive: FOIs of WhatsApp messages between officers shows request was made by acting chief of staff for further information
WhatsApp chats obtained by Guardian Australia between Australian Federal Police officers during recent raids on media outlets have revealed home affairs minister Peter Dutton’s office asked the AFP for more information during the raid on News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst’s apartment but were knocked back.
Guardian Australia sought under freedom of information law copies of WhatsApp messages sent by or received by deputy commissioner Neil Gaughan on the dates of the raids on the ABC and Annika Smethurst’s apartment in June over government leaks.
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