Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has accused Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton of dodging scrutiny in a heated confrontation on the Today show.

Mr Albanese questioned the government for its role in AFP raids on media offices and a journalist's home this week.

"Australians are concerned that media's capacity to scrutinise government is under threat," Mr Albanese said.

"What we are seeing here is no-one in the Government being prepared to defend the role that media has in our democracy."

Acting AFP Commissioner Neil Gaughan is seen through a view finder as he speaks to the media. (AAP)

Mr Dutton then accused Mr Albanese of attacking the federal police officers involved in the raids.

"We have laws that operate in this country and the Federal Police who have been criticised by people including Albo which I think has been quite unfair to target those officers individually," Mr Dutton said.

"You are criticising police officers."

Mr Albanese fired back.

Peter Dutton accused Anthony Albanese of attacking the AFP officers involved in the raid. (Nine)

"I'm targeting you, buddy. I'm targeting you, you're the government.

"I don't even know who (the AFP officers) are. I'm on to you.

" I have said it's outrageous that (journalist) Annika Smethurst's house was raided by seven police for seven and a half hours. That's an outrage."

Mr Dutton demanded Mr Albanese apologise to the officers.

"You're digging deeper, mate. Just apologise," he said.

Anthony Albanese criticised the government for its response to the AFP raids on media offices and a journalist's home. (Nine)

Today host Deb Knight also asked Mr Dutton if he was concerned that journalists were facing jail time.

"I'm concerned that if people are leaking top secret documents that that can affect our national security," Mr Dutton replied.

"The Federal Police have an obligation to investigate a matter that's been referred to them."

The AFP raided Ms Smethurst's home after she wrote a story last year about government plans to spy on Australians.

A day later, the ABC offices in Sydney were raided for publishing a story on suspected war crimes committed by Australian soldiers.

Officers from the AFP raided the ABC offices in central Sydney today. (AAP)

The AFP is not ruling out laying charges on the journalists over the stories.

"The issue is not just these recent raids but the growing number of laws with the power to put journalists in jail," News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller said on Thursday night.

"It is a danger to our democracy when professional news reporting is at risk of being criminalised.

John Lyons (second right), Executive Editor of ABC News, watches as two Australian Federal Police officers cross the road outside the ABC building. (AAP)