Spying laws rewritten to protect media

Updated February 8 2018 - 2:18pm, first published 2:15pm
Journalists and whistleblowers who reveal national secrets will no longer face severe jail terms.
Journalists and whistleblowers who reveal national secrets will no longer face severe jail terms.

Whistleblowers and journalists who reveal national secrets won't face severe jail terms after the government decided to scale back controversial spying laws.