Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has admitted that drones are not being used to monitor individuals released from immigration detention, despite earlier claims. This admission comes after the Australian Federal Police stated they had no knowledge of drone usage for this purpose. Giles had initially revealed that drones were being employed to track released detainees following a High Court decision, but later retracted his statement. The revelation has led to scrutiny and criticism from opposition members, including Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson, who questioned Giles' initial claims. The admission was made under the watchful glare of Shadow Minister Dan Tehan and reported by SBS and Sky News.
Andrew Giles backs away from claim drones being used to track released immigration detainees https://t.co/cyARgExgCh
Breaking: Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has admitted that drones are not being used to track released detainees in a fresh gaffe for the under-fire frontbencher. https://t.co/uiwZogpUJ0
Under watchful glare of Shadow Minister Dan Tehan, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles admits his claim that drones were being used to monitor the whereabouts of former immigration detainees was false. @10NewsFirst https://t.co/bR3iNuAS3E
The Immigration Minister has admitted drones are not being used to monitor freed detainees, despite telling Sky News that they were in an interview last week. https://t.co/RxKq3ca8BA
#BREAKING 🚨 Immigration Minister Andrew Giles admits he was wrong to say drones are monitoring immigration detainees: SBS | #6NewsAU
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles last week implied drones were being used to monitor the detainees themselves, but the AFP subsequently said it had no knowledge of the use of drones. https://t.co/q1rAUAdZvl
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has questioned Immigration Minister Andrew Giles' claims that drones are being used to track released detainees. https://t.co/kwIAyTMciA
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says drones are being used to keep tabs on people released from indefinite immigration detention. But questions have been raised over which agency or law enforcement group is operating them. https://t.co/4lbvNmPuTA
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has revealed drones are being used to track released detainees as pressure mounts on the government over the bungled immigration and visa saga. https://t.co/BinyRKKvyF
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has explained for the first time exactly how the government is keeping tabs on people recently released from indefinite immigration detention. https://t.co/tKt85jHaPq
Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals https://t.co/38N4HjeBPH
#BREAKING 🚨 Immigration minister Andrew Giles reveals government has used DRONES to track some people released from immigration detention | #6NewsAU
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has revealed the government has turned to using drones to track people released from immigration detention following last year’s High Court decision. https://t.co/kdnnmiCTSH