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Former prime minister Scott Morrison ordered an urgent asylum seeker boat alert on election day in a desperate bid to hurt Labor.

A senior Coalition source has claimed Labor have been “deliberately misleading” over an asylum seeker boat which was intercepted off the coast of Christmas Island.

Labor members are questioning the timing of Australian Border Force’s interception of a Sri Lankan boat on election day, which led to the Liberal Party immediately texting millions of voters.

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed to Sky News Australia just a day after being sworn in the government has safely turned back a boat to Sri Lanka.

The Greens have been left frustrated at Labor for its decision to continue Scott Morrisons policy in turning back asylum seekers attempting to get into Australia.

Labor members are questioning the timing of Australian Border Force’s interception of a Sri Lankan boat on election day, which led to the Liberal Party immediately texting millions of voters.

Australian voters in marginal seats have been bombarded with an 11th hour text message from the Liberal party about the arrival of two asylum seeker boats, just hours before polls close.

In a last-ditch scare campaign on election day, the Liberal Party have sent out a mass-text warning of an "illegal boat trying to reach Australia".

A text message sent by the Liberal Party urging Australians to vote for the Coalition amid a recent illegal boat intercept has been condemned by Labor as a “last minute desperate act”.

After Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed an unauthorised vessel from Sri Lanka has been intercepted on...