Government knew of asylum seeker boat arrival ‘a matter of days’ before news broke

Sky Information host Sharri Markson reveals the Albanese authorities didn’t inform the general public in regards to the asylum seeker boat arrival for a matter of days earlier than the information broke on Friday.

The Prime Minister stated he was unaware of the arrival on the West Australian coast on Friday afternoon, however a day earlier on Thursday, there was widespread information of the unlawful arrivals amongst Defence personnel.

Ms Markson stated she was contacted by an nameless supply on Thursday night who advised her: “I’m led to consider that unlawful boats are arriving and the military is concerned in managing it and protecting it quiet.”

It’s understood the unlawful boats arrived on at the very least Thursday, probably even Wednesday.

Residence Affairs refused to remark when requested about this on Friday, saying: “As this operation is ongoing, no additional data is on the market.”

“This operation is just not ongoing, it is finished – the asylum seekers at the moment are in Nauru detention centre so this appears to be a basic cover-up response,” Ms Markson stated.

“Confirming which day the asylum seekers arrived, in the event that they even know this data, doesn’t jeopardise nationwide safety, it solely embarrasses the federal government and the authorities for his or her incompetence.

“Clearly, one thing is just not working within the nationwide safety equipment when an unlawful boat can bypass surveillance, maritime and border safety and authorities for as much as two days earlier than anybody is any wiser.

“The Prime Minister ought to know instantly if there is a boat arrival. You must ask how can a journalist discover out about this earlier than the PM?”