Existence of ‘pivotal’ letter from Scott Morrison on boat turnbacks revealed

Document sought in FoI case purports to authorise possibly unlawful return of asylum seekers to Indonesia

• The Guardian
• Christopher Knaus

The existence of a “pivotal” letter purporting to show the immigration minister’s authorisation of possibly unlawful asylum seeker turnbacks has been revealed in the closing stages of a long-running freedom of information case.

The case began in early 2014 when the then…

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