Morrison and Shorten locked in stand-off over medical transfers bill

Labor yet to take up government offer of security briefing but goes on offensive over leak of classified advice

Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten remain locked in a stand-off over border protection, with Labor yet to take up a government offer of a security briefing, and with the home affairs minister having to correct a statement about the Labor leader’s contact with officials.

Labor has also gone on the offensive over a leak of a classified briefing with input from security agencies, reportedly about the negative implications of the crossbench medical transfers bill for Operation Sovereign Borders.

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