Home Affairs officials shocked by 'unprecedented' election day stunt

Sarah Basford Canales
Updated August 10 2022 - 7:51pm, first published 4:27pm
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and a representation of the text messages. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and a representation of the text messages. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Senior Home Affairs officials described a rare ministerial intervention to publicly reveal details of an attempted boat arrival as "unprecedented" and "astonishing" in the days following the election.

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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