Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland has again labelled the release of thousands of US embassy cables by WikiLeaks as a threat to national security.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sought to maintain the Federal Government’s position against Wikileaks despite advice from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) that the site’s publishing of US embassy cables had breached no domestic law.

The Federal Government’s Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009 has passed the Senate, widening the range of options for private entities to protect their IT networks from cyber attack.