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So the AFP has apparently dropped its investigation into the leaking of a confidential Home Affairs briefing that was based on ASIO advice.
This was the Simon Benson story in The Australian on February 7, shortly before the Medevac Bill came before the House of Representatives. 
Later that morning, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton went for his weekly interview with Ray Hadley in which the advice was openly discussed, with no mention of the fact it was classified.
The matter was then referred to the Australian Federal Police, who have now apparently decided they can't work out where the leak came from. It's relevant at this point to remember that Peter Dutton's Home Affairs Department has responsibility for the AFP and ASIO.
So we have a document prepared for Peter Dutton, illegally leaked to one of Peter Dutton's favourite journalists and reported in a way that suited Peter Dutton, but apparently the AFP, who report to Peter Dutton's department, have decided they can't figure out who did it.
