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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-security-media-idUSKCN1T60C6
WORLD NEWS
JUNE 5, 2019 / 12:03 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
Australian media decry raids on national broadcaster ABC and News Corp
Byron Kaye
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police raided the offices of the national broadcaster on Wednesday over allegations it had published classified material, the second raid on a media outlet in two days, prompting complaints of assaults on press freedom.
The Australian Federal Police said its officers carried out a search warrant at the head office of the government-funded Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) in Sydney.
Police raided the home of a News Corp editor a day earlier, although they said the raids were unrelated.
The ABC said the raid was over its 2017 reports about alleged misconduct by Australian troops in Afghanistan, while News Corp said the raid at an editor’s home on Tuesday related to a 2018 report about plans for surveillance of Australians’ emails, text messages and bank records.