'We're the professionals': Home Affairs defends advice to re-open Christmas Island

Katie Burgess
Updated October 28 2019 - 9:29pm, first published October 22 2019 - 6:00am

Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo has defended his department's advice to reopen Christmas Island, as the bill rises to nearly $27 million. It has housed just four people in that time, Biloela family.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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