Peter Dutton addresses speculation that his call for Gaza refugee ban was made without consulting shadow cabinet
Tensions are bubbling over at parliament house after the Coalition again called for Australia to stop accepting Palestinians seeking asylum from Gaza. There was speculation the Coalition's new position was a captain's call. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has addressed those claims this morning.
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00:00It's not an issue that goes to Shadow Cabinet. I know that sort of insider talk has been
00:05going on, but I've got a great national security team with James Paterson and with Andrew Hastie.
00:11We've had countless conversations about this topic. It's a discussion not for Shadow Cabinet,
00:16to be honest. It's a discussion with the national security team, and I've done that, and it's
00:21in our country's best interests.