Telcos relieved at limited scope and cost of data retention law

By Matthew Knott, James Massola, David Wroe
Updated October 31 2014 - 5:08pm, first published 1:53am
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General George Brandis brief the media on the new legislation on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General George Brandis brief the media on the new legislation on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Police will use new laws requiring customers' phone and internet records to be stored for two years to target terrorists, child abusers and potentially illegal music and movie downloaders.