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Name: Investigation launched over asylum seeker boat text messages
Uploaded: 2022-05-27T10:15:35.874Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s

Investigation launched over asylum seeker boat text messages

Published 27 May 2022, 9:49 am

The federal government says its "disgraceful" Scott Morrison publicised the interception of an asylum seeker boat on election day, calling the move an "abuse of process". A report revealing the decision to release the sensitive details was a direct request from Morrison's office. The Deputy Leader Richard Marles accusing the former government of undermining border security and risking lives as it orders an investigation into the saga.

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