Data retention Hokey Pokey: Liberals caught in public embarrassment over privacy

By James Massola and Ben Grubb
Updated August 11 2014 - 11:13am, first published 10:28am
Confusion: Prime Minister Tony Abbott with Foreign minister Julie Bishop and Attorney-General Senator George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares
Confusion: Prime Minister Tony Abbott with Foreign minister Julie Bishop and Attorney-General Senator George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Abbott government's plan to hand an extra $630 million over four years to police and spy agencies appears, on the face of it, a sensible policy.

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