Just a small caution - this is a weird place for the news to break (5:40 am in Adelaide). There’s been talk of this move for 5 months, since a report was tabled

Just a small caution - this is a weird place for the news to break (5:40 am in Adelaide). There’s been talk of this move for 5 months, since a report was tabled in April with this alongside other recommendations [0]. I can’t find other recent mentions of this being drafted into legislation. The news this week is that the “Identify and Disrupt” bill has been passed to allow federal law enforcement to interfere with computer equipment in a way that deserves its own thread. [1][2] That bill was rushed through without time for members to read it [3] [0] https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Social_Policy_and_Legal_Affairs/Familyviolence/Report https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Hou... [1] https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/bills/r6623_aspassed/toc_pdf/20144b01.pdf https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/bi... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/26/tony-abbott-and-kevin-rudd-could-be-spied-on-by-asio-under-new-laws-heres-why https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/26/tony-... [3] https://twitter.com/helenhainesindi/status/1430459548507144193?s=21 https://twitter.com/helenhainesindi/status/14304595485071441...