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Australian spy agency gains extendedpower to secretly question people

An unlikely alliance of left and right politicians fails to block an expansion of spy agency powers that would allow it to question people in secret.

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Tom Lowrey27 Aug 2026, 06:40 amUpdated 1h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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Australian spy agency gains extended power to secretly question people

An unlikely alliance of left and right politicians fails to block an expansion of spy agency powers that would allow it to question people in secret.

This report is published with credit to ABC News Australia. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on ABC News Australia →

Source: ABC News Australia · Tom Lowrey. Published 27 Aug 2026, 06:40 am.

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