Exclusive: Government MPs accuse Constance of failing to disclose crucial Ruby Princess information
But phone logs show a series of calls between the ship's crew and the ports authority, which had initially not allowed the ship to dock because of coronavirus fears but then overturned that decision after being led to believe that there was no COVID-19 risk.A criminal investigation led by homicide police is now underwayAnother senior government source said: "I can't believe that the Ports Minister didn't hand over this straight away.
Another senior MP said the government "has wanted to be transparent the whole way but the fact that this information wasn't released is appalling", while another said "Constance should have been giving air cover to the Premier at a time she really needed it".
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