http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3598784/Australian-Federal-Police-raid-L...'Tonight's events are unprecedented': Australian Federal Police raid Labor offices in Melbourne after alleged leak of NBN documents
Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus confirmed Thursday night raids
The raids are related to allegations of leaked NBN documents
The AFP is said to have raided Labor senator Stephen Conroy's office
Two Labor staff members have been named in warrants relating to matter
Mr Drefyus said events were 'unprecedented' during an election campaign
By ASHLEIGH DAVIS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AAP
PUBLISHED: 22:37 EST, 19 May 2016 | UPDATED: 22:43 EST, 19 May 2016
The Australian Federal Police has raided Labor Party offices in Melbourne over allegations of leaked National Broadband Network documents.
Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus confirmed in a statement that Labor senator Stephen Conroy had his office searched and two Labor staff members have also been named in warrants relating to the matter.
'I understand these searches are in relation to documents relating to NBN Co. I have no further information about these documents,' Mr Dreyfus said in a statement.
Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said the AFP raided the office of Labor senator Stephen Conroy (pictured) regarding leaks of NBN documents
Opposition frontbencher Tony Burke said revelations about the NBN had caused 'immense damage' to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) as former communications minister
'But what we do know about NBN Co. is that Malcolm Turnbull was responsible for some massive cost blowouts and serious delays - he wrecked the NBN.'
Mr Dreyfus also referenced other recent government leaks relating to national security, defence, and the federal budget - none of which have resulted in police raids.
'Tonight's events are unprecedented - we have never witnessed such an extraordinary action during a federal election campaign,' Mr Dreyfus said.
Opposition frontbencher Tony Burke said the raids were in relation to allegations about documents which revealed the NBN roll-out was slower and more expensive under the Coalition than under Labor, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.
He said the revelations about the NBN had caused 'immense damage' to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as former communications minister, and he questioned the timing of the raids.
The Coalition pledged that its roll-out of the NBN would be more affordable and delivered faster than Labor's NBN plan
Australian Federal Police confirmed raids were being conducted in Melbourne on Thursday night but would not expand on where or what was being targeted.
'As this activity is related to an ongoing investigation, it is not appropriate to comment any further at this stage,' an AFP spokesman said in a statement.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann who also appeared on 7.30 said he was not aware of the raids and that the AFP was an 'entirely independent organisation. It makes its own judgements on these things.'
The AFP confirmed raids were being conducted in Melbourne on Thursday night but would not expand on where or what was being targeted
'As this activity is related to an ongoing investigation, it is not appropriate to comment any further at this stage,' an AFP spokesman said in a statement