Asio’s 9/11-era questioning powers to become permanent despite warnings from human rights advocates
by Tom McIlroy Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6YTWK)
Exclusive: Tony Burke also introduced legislation to add sabotage, promotion of communal violence and serious threats to Australia's border security to the rules
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Labor will make domestic spy agency Asio's powers for compulsory questioning permanent and expand offences covered by the rules, ignoring warnings from human rights advocates about the need for ongoing parliamentary scrutiny.
The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, introduced legislation on the first full day of parliamentary sittings to add sabotage, promotion of communal violence, attacks on the defence system, and serious threats to Australia's border security to the rules for compulsory questioning.
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