Peter Dutton has rejected "completely improper" calls for him to rule out the prosecution of journalists for publishing classified information.
The home affairs minister is facing ongoing demands to save from criminal charges two ABC journalists and a News Corp reporter targeted in federal police raids.
The heads of both media organisations have publicly urged him to intervene.
Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton. Source: AAP
"Calls for me somehow to interfere with an investigation would be completely improper," Mr Dutton told 2GB radio on Thursday.
"I'll leave it to the commissioner and to the AFP to conduct their investigation unhindered by me."
AFP officers during the raid on ABC's Sydney headquarters. Source: AAP
Mr Dutton insists he had no role to play in the high profile media raids, which have sparked a major debate about press freedom in Australia.
"The thought of interfering in a police investigation has never crossed my mind - and it won't," he said.
The ABC is challenging the warrant used by the AFP to raid its headquarters earlier this year. Source: Twitter
"Not just from a moral stance, but that's the law in our country."
