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defence correspondent Andrew Greene

Security stoush over changes to parliament's intelligence committee with accusations of 'grubby political deal'

Parliament's intelligence committee has failed to reached a bipartisan consensus for the first time in 17 years. (Flickr: Francisco Martins)

Greens MPs and other crossbenchers could soon join parliament's high-powered intelligence committee under proposed government changes which the opposition warns will increase the risk of classified material leaking.

Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence (PJCIS) have always been from Labor or the Coalition, except for a brief period when whistleblower turned independent MP Andrew Wilkie sat on it during the Gillard government.

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