SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday unveiled the first in what it said would be a series of sweeping national security reforms aimed at deterring leaks of classified information and vastly expanding its power to monitor personal computers.
Under legislation proposed by Attorney General George Brandis, employees of the clandestine Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) could face a decade in prison for removing classified materials.
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