Liberals decry government ‘dirt unit’ as Labor scrutiny leads to fiery clash during Senate estimates
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The opposition leader had no access to sensitive information when he invested in several banks shortly before a massive bailout was flagged to save them from the global financial crisis, according to his office.
Labor has raised questions about a number of investments disclosed by Peter Dutton between October 2008 and March 2009, including on the day before the $4bn package was announced by the Rudd government.