High court rules AFP warrant for raid on News Corp journalist's home was invalid

Court quashed warrant but did not order federal police to destroy material, exposing Annika Smethurst and source to possible prosecution

News Corporation journalist Annika Smethurst has won a high court case challenging the legality of the police raid on her home seeking the source of leaked classified material on plans to expand powers to spy on Australians.

But in a mixed result for Smethurst, the court quashed the raid warrant but did not order police to destroy the material, exposing Smethurst and her source to possible prosecution.

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