AFP data breach: six cases of alleged police misconduct investigated

Four of the matters were deemed by the AFP to be 'not established', and two were ruled as not requiring further investigation

The Australian federal police conducted six internal investigations in the past 18 months into alleged professional misconduct of officers who had been newly approved to access telecommunications data, Guardian Australia can reveal.

The latest revelations will heighten concern about the AFP's handling of Australians' personal information, after it revealed it had unlawfully accessed a journalist's phone records without a warrant.