Anthony Albanese says opposition leader has ‘responsibility to explain what occurred on his watch’
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The Australian federal police says it briefed the then home affairs minister Peter Dutton on an investigation into alleged bribery one month before his department entered into a new contract with the target of that investigation.
The revelation has prompted the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to demand an explanation from the opposition leader, although there is no suggestion Dutton was personally involved in the contract decision.
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