Foreign minister says opposition leader ‘fabricated’ statement while treasurer claims comments are ‘disqualifying moment’ for upcoming Australian election
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of “verballing” Indonesia’s president around questions over Russian military encroachment in the region, slamming the Liberal leader for “extraordinary overreach” before the facts were clear.
Senior ministers also came out swinging against the opposition leader on Wednesday for “reckless” comments, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, saying Dutton had “fabricated” a statement from the Indonesian president, Prabowo Subianto.
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