Australia's spies to be allowed to use more force
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government is moving to give Australia’s overseas spies extra powers to protect themselves and their operations by the use of force.
Legislation to be introduced on Thursday will allow a staff member or agent of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) to be able to use “reasonable force” in the course of their work.
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