New espionage laws could hobble oversight of spy agencies

By Sally Whyte
Updated January 23 2018 - 4:48pm, first published 4:42pm

New laws intended to target spies and protect against foreign interference in Australian lawmaking could deter whistleblowers in Australia's spy agencies from speaking out, the national intelligence watchdog says.

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