Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Cash, the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer to the recent revelations that my colleague Senator Sarah Hanson-Young was the subject of a surveillance operation while visiting Nauru in December 2013. On Monday, during question time you stated:

In relation to the claims made by Senator Hanson-Young that she was spied upon, the claims that were made have been confirmed to be false.

On that same day in the other place the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Minister Dutton, said

'they should provide that information to the police, and the matters will be properly investigated.' Given that the immigration minister has now conceded that the matter should be referred to the police, will you today correct the record and admit that spying by a government contractor actually took place?