Dutton's office sprung - 2nd press release email was read

Dopey Dutton's lies are starting to unravel. The second email requesting Dutton's office take a look at the press release for the Border Farce, was read. Dutton is on record that nobody read the press release in his office, including him, as it all looked "routine".

However, the second email was sent to Dutton as well as the assistant immigration minister Michaelia Cash (Did her or her office supposedly not read it either?). It was stated that the press release was sent for "noting"; ie making sure someone read the bloody thing and approved of it's release the next day. Was this also "routine" to follow up an email the next day to make sure it had been read?

Dutton's media adviser replied to the email "Thanks for letting me know". 

Yet the claim is that Dutton, his assistant minister, and none of their staff read the press release the second time either.

Bullshit. 

The media adviser for immigration minister Peter Dutton replied “thanks for letting me know” the second time his office was sent a press release from Australian Border Force that appeared to threaten random visa checks and forced the cancellation of a Victorian police operation at the weekend. 

The government has suggested Victorian border force officials are to blame for the press release, which incorrectly suggested ABF would be “speaking with any individual we cross paths with” during a multi-agency crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour. 

Guardian Australia revealed at the weekend the release had actually been sent to the immigration minister Peter Dutton’s office twice – as an attachment to a briefing note about the operation. A spokesman for Dutton confirmed the first email had been received on Wednesday afternoon, but said the press release had not been read because it “looked like a routine operation”. 

The second email, sent from Victorian border force last Thursday morning to both Dutton’s office and the office of assistant immigration minister Michaelia Cash, appeared to be seeking an assurance from the minister’s office that someone had read the material. 

It read, “Hi, apologies. I should have sent this for noting originally” and confirmed ABF was intending to publicly post the media release on Friday morning. 

A staff member for Dutton replied: “Thanks for letting me know.” more