Morrison pushed for boat statement: report

By Maeve Bannister
Updated July 22 2022 - 5:56pm, first published 5:51pm
Officials were pressured into releasing a statement about an asylum seeker boat by Scott Morrison. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Officials were pressured into releasing a statement about an asylum seeker boat by Scott Morrison. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Home affairs officials were pressured into releasing a statement about an asylum seeker boat interception on election day by former prime minister Scott Morrison, a report has found.

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