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Dominic Giannini

RARE PHOTOS: Secrecy laws to be wound back in win for journalists | Rare Historical Photos

Journalists who receive classified information will no longer face prosecution. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

National security laws targeting journalists who receive sensitive and secret information will be wound back after being found excessive.

An offence for journalists receiving or possessing classified information - even if they don't disclose it - is set to be repealed after the federal government accepted findings of a review into Australia's national security laws.

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