New national security laws pave way for 'police state', says Andrew Wilkie

By Matthew Knott and Ben Grubb
Updated October 1 2014 - 8:08pm, first published 2:45pm
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie,  voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie, voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie,  voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie, voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie,  voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie, voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie,  voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former long-serving federal bureaucrat turned MP, Andrew Wilkie, voted against the new laws. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Former intelligence whistleblower turned federal MP Andrew Wilkie has accused the federal government of exploiting fears about terrorism to rush through new national security laws that push Australia towards a "police state".