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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Scott Morrison breaks own rule against commenting on ‘on-water matters’ to confirm asylum boat intercepted

Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison refused to comment on ‘on-water matters’ as immigration minister – but on election day he confirms an asylum seeker boat from Sri Lanka has been intercepted. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Scott Morrison has breached his own rule against commenting on “on-water matters”, confirming an asylum seeker boat from Sri Lanka has been intercepted.

In a last-ditch pitch to voters on election day, Morrison told Australians they “need to vote Liberal and Nationals” for him to be there to stop future boats, despite Labor having an identical policy to intercept and turn back boats where safe to do so.

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