Anthony Albanese previously called for Peter Dutton to resign for misleading parliament - as his Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is now accused of doing the same thing.
Newly released text messages reveal David Sharaz told Brittany Higgins he met with Senator Katy Gallagher in her office on February 11, 2021, four days before her interview on The Project.
The finance minister was expected to be grilled in Senate Question Time on Tuesday over her prior knowledge of Ms Higgins complaint, but got ahead of her critics by issuing an early statement.
His comments come as he defends his frontbench colleague who has denied she misled parliament in 2021 about being aware of the allegations before they were made public.