Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

Let me read to the opposition spokesperson exactly what I said on the Tuesday afternoon:

… I am not going to make assumptions until I have further information on that—

referring to the details of what had occurred to the deceased—

Where physically—

Mr Bowen interjecting—

No, listen!

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

Listen:

Where physically this took place based on the information I have received this afternoon, that is a matter where there are some conflicting reports.

A journalist then asked:

What are the conflicting reports?

And I said:

Well the reports are conflicting on where the individual might have been at the time.

That is the report I gave on the Tuesday afternoon, immediately reporting in the press conference that there were conflicting reports about the nature of that incident and where the individual might have been when those incidents occurred. Over the balance of the week I sought to have those conflicting reports resolved: firstly, by sending the deputy secretary and, secondly, by sending General Campbell. And when General Campbell had returned, and I had received further advice on the Saturday about these incidents, then I produced the information.

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