National security

• Final report released on privacy reforms

  21st Nov 2024

• Lawyers welcome decision to drop Collaery prosecution

  7th Jul 2022

  The decision to discontinue the prosecution of former ACT Attorney-General Bernard Collaery is very welcome, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• Excessive amendments to national security laws avoid scrutiny due to COVID-19

  13th May 2020

  Changes to national security laws governing ASIO's powers to question terrorism suspects, introduced into Parliament today, excessively increase ASIO’s powers and are not necessary, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• ALA calls for Collaery prosecution to be dropped

  29th Aug 2019

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) is calling for the prosecution of Mr Bernard Collaery to be dropped, amidst increasing public outrage both in Australia and overseas.

• Lawyers call for Media Freedom Act to protect ‘frank and fearless’ journalism

  13th Aug 2019

  A Media Freedom Act would help address the current imbalance between national security laws and the important need to protect the independence of the media, said the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) in a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into media freedom.

• Collaery trial: process is not just or fair

  6th Aug 2019

  The legal processes being employed to prosecute lawyer Bernard Collaery are not fair or just, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• National security legislation is being misused to prevent a fair trial in Collaery case

  27th Mar 2019

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) is alarmed by reports that national security legislation is being misused and causing protracted delays in the prosecution of Witness K and Collaery.

• Dangerous changes to espionage law

  The National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage And Foreign Interference) Bill 2017.