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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Scott Morrison
The PM’s department has found Plagued, a book on Scott Morrison that revealed secret ministries, contains cabinet information. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The prime minister’s department has suggested the book that revealed Scott Morrison’s secret ministries may contain confidential cabinet information.

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) said it had referred the possible leak to the attorney general’s department to consider whether “relevant criminal provisions” have been breached. But the attorney general’s department subsequently said the matter was not being referred to the police.

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