Albanese forced to clarify Labor’s border protection policies for second time | Anthony Galloway
Alex Ellinghausen
Minutes after his press conference had ended, Albanese re-emerged to say: “Earlier on I heard half the question, I didn’t hear all of it.” On Thursday, Albanese said people attempting to arrive in Australia by boat will be turned back to avoid offshore detention,. That day he was also forced to clarify his statement hours later by confirming Labor still supported offshore detention.
The clarifications have led to the Coalition attempting to make border protection an issue heading into the May 21 poll, despite there being no boat arrivals in years.
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