Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

On page 1 of today's Daily Telegraph there is a claim in the headline that I had sought for a particular detainee to be released from the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. This claim is untrue. On page 2 of today's Daily Telegraphthere is a redacted version of the letter which I wrote to the Minister for Immigration. Had this letter not been redacted, it would be clear that the request referred to in the letter was being made by a constituent who had visited my office and not by me.

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a further personal explanation.

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