THIS CAMPAIGN HAS ENDED
The Senate vote on the ASIO Amendment Bill No. 2 is expected before the end of April 2026. The window to act is closing.
Use the TPAUS email tool to tell your Senators to VOTE NO, right now.
The Australian Government is trying to pass a law that gives ASIO the permanent power to secretly interrogate any Australian citizen – without charging them with a crime.
Not a suspect. Not someone under investigation. Anyone.
Both Labor and the Coalition support it. It has already passed the House of Representatives. Only the Senate can stop it now.
Turning Point Australia opposes this Bill entirely. We are calling on every Senator to vote NO – and to let the sunset clause expire so these extraordinary powers come to an end for good.
What This Law Actually Allows
You do not have to be a suspect.
ASIO only needs to believe you might have useful information. That is enough to compel you to appear.
ASIO Act 1979, s.34BA
No right to silence - refusal means up to 5 years in prison.
You must answer every question. Refusing is a criminal offence.
ASIO Act 1979, s.34GE
You may have no lawyer.
The Attorney-General can deny you legal representation entirely. Even if a lawyer is present, they cannot properly advise you and their notes will be confiscated.
ASIO Act 1979, Division 3, Subdivision F
No judge approves the warrant. A politician does.
Warrants are issued by the Attorney-General - a political office-holder acting on advice from the very agencies requesting the powers. There is no judicial oversight.
ASIO Act 1979, s.34B
You cannot tell anyone it happened - that is a criminal offence.
Disclosing that you were questioned is itself a crime. Your family, friends, and the public can never know.
ASIO Act 1979, s.34GF
You can be held for up to 40 hours.
Across multiple sessions. Without charge. Without a trial.
You cannot leave the country.
Travel documents are surrendered for the duration of the warrant.
ASIO Act 1979, Division 3, Subdivision G
Children as young as 14 can be questioned.
Under the same rules. Under the same secrecy obligations.
ASIO Act 1979, s.34BB
This Was Supposed to Be Temporary
These powers were introduced in 2003 as a temporary, last-resort measure. Parliament insisted on a sunset clause – meaning the powers would expire unless Parliament actively renewed and justified them.
That sunset clause has been extended five times. Now the Government wants to remove it entirely – making these powers permanent, with no review, no expiry, and no obligation to ever justify them again.
In 2003, Anthony Albanese warned in Parliament that these laws risked “the mistreatment of ethnic minorities, the suppression of dissent and the detaining and investigation of wholly innocent Australians.”
In 2025, as Prime Minister, he introduced the legislation to make them permanent. The original debate took 15 months. His Government passed this version in two days. Hypocrite! Liar!
Turning Point Australia says: let the sunset clause expire. These powers should end – not be made permanent.
Take Action Now!
The Senate vote is expected before the end of April 2026. Your Senator needs to hear from you today.
Use the TPAUS email tool below to generate an email message directly to your Senators telling them to:
- Vote NO on the ASIO Amendment Bill No. 2 2025
- Allow the sunset clause to expire
- Reject the permanent expansion of secret interrogation powers
It takes less than 2 minutes. Every email counts.
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