Clare O'Neil has been grilled on reports the Department of Home Affairs boss left her office in tears after an altercation over the immigration detainee saga.
The opposition is questioning reports of an altercation between Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil and the head of her department.
Batting away that question, Ms O'Neil responded her relationship with Ms Foster and the Home Affairs department was constructive.Sussan Ley used Question Time to grill the home affairs minister on reports of an altercation with her department's secretary.Sussan Ley: "I refer to media reports about interactions between the secretary of the department and the ministers she serves. The minister for immigration was asked about these reports and gave a clear denial.
"I would say to the deputy leader of the opposition, I enjoy a very close and warm relationship with the secretary of my department, she is a public servant of decades of standing, serving the national interest in our government. Since then, another High Court challenge has raised the prospect of a further cohort of detainees being released into the community, which in part is what has pushed the government to introduce new legislation to get ahead of a potential finding that they, too, should be released.
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