Good afternoon. Peter Dutton is facing political heat after it was revealed that, during his time as home affairs minister, his department entered into a new contract with a businessman at the centre of an alleged bribery investigation – and Dutton was briefed on the investigation.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has demanded an explanation from the opposition leader, while the Greens are calling for a royal commission into “the whole offshore detention system [which] was clearly embroiled in questionable contracts”. There is no suggestion Dutton was personally involved in the contract decision.
