AFP on alert for domestic protests, disinformation and foreign interference as election looms

Commissioner warns disinformation may incite violence and threatens integrity of our institutions and the election itself'

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The Australian federal police commissioner has sounded a warning about disinformation ahead of the federal election campaign, telling a parliamentary inquiry police will use the full force" of the law when conduct reaches a criminal threshold.

Reece Kershaw used an opening statement to a Senate estimates committee on Monday night to tell senators he was concerned about the impact of disinformation on the integrity of our institutions and the election itself".

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