David Shoebridge says statement calls into question deputy PM’s claim that keeping flight details secret complies with the rules, but Marles insists all his travel accords with ‘the relevant guidelines and security procedures’
A spokesperson for Marles responded: “All travel conducted by the deputy prime minister either in his role as defence minister or as acting prime minister is in accordance with the relevant guidelines and security procedures.”
On Sunday Marles told Sky News the government is “keen, as we always have been, to release as much information as possible, within the bounds of the national security advice that we’ve been given and will continue to be given”.
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