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Australian interception laws face overhaul, as government calls for public submissions

By Laurel Henning
  • 12 Mar 2020 20:22
  • 12 Mar 2020 20:33

Australian law-enforcement and security agencies would have increased access to electronic communications and telecommunications data under a legal review before parliament this week.
The bill would update Australia’s 1979 Telecommunications Act, to increase law-enforcement agencies’ powers to request access to data stored overseas and will feed into ongoing negotiations with

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Laurel Henning

Senior Correspondent


Laurel is a senior correspondent specializing in competition law, data privacy and security, in Australia and New Zealand. Laurel reports from Sydney on criminal-cartel legislation and white-collar crime, as well as competition and consumer lawsuits involving companies including Google, Meta Platforms and Apple. While at MLex Laurel has also reported boardroom disputes and shareholder campaigns agitating for changes to company strategy. Laurel joined MLex in 2013 and reported for five years on European energy and climate policies from Brussels. In that time, Laurel covered the regulation of emissions and technological developments pertaining to the energy sector within the EU, as well as the Paris agreement in 2015. A graduate of the University of Liverpool, Laurel studied English and French before beginning a career in journalism with MLex.

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