Commissioner Andrew Colvin tells MPs the investigation is ‘ongoing’
The
Australian federal
police commissioner has not ruled out prosecuting the News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst, telling parliament’s intelligence and security committee the investigation into leaked material remains ongoing.
Asked whether it remained the case that Smethurst, who was the subject of a controversial police raid this year, could ultimately be charged, the commissioner, Andrew Colvin, replied: “It remains the case that the investigation is ongoing.”