Shadow minister defends election day text about illegal boat interception
Karen Andrews said on Today that Scott Morrison asked her to issue the statement and condemned any indicati...
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Karen Andrews said on Today that Scott Morrison asked her to issue the statement and condemned any indicati...
Ex-Home Affairs minister Karen Andrews appeared on the Weekend Today show on Saturday where she unequivocally denied knowledge of the plan to send the asylum seeker election day text message.
Labor says action by former government ‘sabotaged’ protocols for political gain and was ‘without precedent’ in Australian history
The former Morrison government leaked information about the interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat on election day, according to a Department of Home Affairs report.
The former Morrison government instructed Home Affairs to publicise the interception of an asylum seeker boat on election day for political purposes.