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

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. It relates to the very serious allegations that were made around Australian officials having paid off crews to turn around asylum seeker vessels. It requires a very simple yes or no answer. There is no long preamble here—a simple yes or no answer. Did Australian officials hand over payments to the crew of any boat carrying asylum seekers in an effort to induce them or to assist them to return to Indonesia: yes or no?