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

On the ABC AMprogram this morning the Leader of the House claimed that I had asked the Minister for Immigration to intervene on behalf of a specific detainee within the Villawood detention centre. This statement is untrue. The letter which I wrote states a request that was made by someone else and informs the minister that the other person made that request.

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

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