Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks, a whistleblowing website that publishes classified information, is a thorn in the side of many governments.
He has been referred to the Australian Federal Police over the publication of a list of websites that will be blocked under the government's proposed internet filter.
WikiLeaks released what it claimed was the list of websites to be banned under the Australian Government's proposed internet filter, before parts of WikiLeaks itself were blacklisted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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Dateline interviewed Assange in Iceland, where the former computer-hacker was advising politicians on turning the country into a safe have for whistleblowers.
When Assange returned to Australia several days ago he told Dateline that immigration officials at the airport advised him that his passport was being cancelled on the premise that it was looking worn.
Then at his mailing address he received a letter from Senator Conroy's office, stating that the disclosure of the blacklist has been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and that the Media Authority is liaising with the AFP on the matter.
The AFP told SBS today that while it had received a referal to investigate, it has no juristiction over the case.
Dateline reported last night that the Department of Foreign Affairs claims Assange's passport status is normal.
With no fixed address, Julian Assange travels the world under the threat of arrest and legal action from governments.
WikiLeaks most recent bombshell was a classified video showing the killing of Iraqi civilians and Reuters journalist by a US military helicopter in Iraq, dubbed Collateral Murder, which has been watched over six million times.
