to allow the cyber spy agency to snoop on Australian citizens". A "tepid" response to the raid, which included going through her cookbooks and underwear, from the prime minister resulted in criticism from the press and organisations such as the Australian Lawyers Alliance. News Corp called it a "dangerous act of intimidation". The AFP confirmed the raid was not only to uncover her source, but to potentially look into Smethurst and News Corp as targets for a criminal charge. On 15 April 2020, the High Court of Australia ruled that the search warrant used in the raid was invalid. On 27 May 2020 the AFP announced that Smethurst would not be charged over her stories that "...relied on classified intelligence documents". References 1980s births Australian women journalists Girton Grammar School alumni Living people Monash University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Walkley Award winners