Ex-Home Affairs minister Karen Andrews appeared on the Weekend Today show on Saturday where she unequivocally denied knowledge of the plan to send the asylum seeker election day text message.
A report has revealed Scott Morrison s government pressured officials for a statement on a vessel interception before the operation ended on election day.
In 2019 then Labor leader Bill Shorten was defeated with 33.34 per cent of the primary vote but Anthony Albanese declared victory in 2022 with 32 per cent of the primary vote.
Ms Andrews suggested the Solomon Islands security deal with China was deliberately announced during the election campaign to cause a problem for Scott Morrison.