Morrison instructed Border Force to reveal boat intercept

  • 2 years ago
The deputy Prime Minister has accused the former government of risking lives in its election day decision to publicise the interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat. The ABC today revealed one of Scott Morrison’s final acts as Prime Minister was to instruct the Australian Border Force to issue a rare statement about the arrival from Sri Lanka.

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