POLICE are increasingly bugging telephones to make arrests, according to new figures to be released by the Government today.
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon will table statistics which show evidence used in court from phone intercepts and surveillance has almost doubled in the past year.
Surveillance evidence used in murder cases almost doubled from 53 to 106 incidents, while surveillance evidence for kidnapping (15 to 72) and serious drug offences (1531 to 2765) also soared.
Ms Roxon is hoping to push through new proposals which would allow the bugging of many more Australians by lowering the threshold from suspected crimes that carry a seven-year sentence to those with a three-year jail term.
The proposed new measures have been criticised by civil liberties campaigners but welcomed by ASIO, police and other law enforcement agencies as essential additions to their arsenal to tackle crime in the 21st century.
The proposals would also force telcos, internet service providers, social networks and others to retain data for two years - an issue that has raised questions about privacy rights.
"We need to make sure police have the tools they need to catch criminals," Ms Roxon said.
"Now more than ever, criminals are using technology to commit crimes and evade the law.
"These new statistics show telephone interception and surveillance powers are playing an even greater role for police so they can successfully pursue kidnappers, murderers and organised criminals."
But Civil Liberties Australia director Tim Vines said all the statistics proved was that more people were being spied on.
"The prosecution has a legal responsibility to release all evidence collected, the results do not indicate a result, rather they just show police are increasingly using the surveillance," he said.
"The other concern is the information collected by the surveillance is now being used by third parties."
He said information can be passed on to third parties, such as the RSPCA and Councils without a person's permission.
He said the figures also indicate an increase in the surveillance of people not suspected of being involved in any crime but unknowingly having links to someone being targeted by authorities.
A Parliamentary Joint Committee is currently investigating possible national security reforms, including police powers to intercept and use such surveillance methods.
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