AFP chief Andrew Colvin backs media raids as replacement speculation swirls

By Natassia Chrysanthos and Tom Rabe
Updated July 16 2019 - 10:19pm, first published 10:13pm

Outgoing Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin has backed his officers' actions in raiding media organisations last month but admitted police and government needed to work together to balance press freedom and the law.

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