Morrison government hints Labor state behind ASIO leak on Jerusalem move

By David Wroe, Fergus Hunter & James Massola
Updated October 19 2018 - 4:43pm, first published October 18 2018 - 6:47pm

The Morrison government suspects a state Labor government may have leaked a secret ASIO briefing that warned the Prime Minister's mooted shift on recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel could provoke unrest and violence in Palestinian territories.

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