Encryption law will likely be passed with the support of Labour Party

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Labor has agreed to support the federal government's tough new anti-terror laws.


Labor has agreed to the federal government's tough new anti-terror laws, which will allow Australian law enforcement agencies to access encrypted messages.
    
The laws will be introduced to parliament later today [[Wednesday]] and are designed to help security agencies arrest terrorists, child sex offenders and other serious criminals communicating on encrypted applications like WhatsApp.


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