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The ABC's Editorial Director Craig McMurtrie speaks to the media as the ABC building was being raided by federal police officers.

The ABC's Editorial Director Craig McMurtrie speaks to the media as the ABC building was being raided by federal police officers. Source: AAP

Critics claim recent raids on journalists by federal police are part of a damaging trend of attacking press freedom.

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Critics claim recent raids on journalists by federal police are part of a damaging trend of attacking press freedom.

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