Australian PM’s adviser says messages between pair ‘contain information that was communicated in confidence’, undermining the earlier selective leaking of one of the texts

Scott Morrison’s office has refused to release his full text message exchange with French president Emmanuel Macron at the centre of the Aukus row, citing reasons that undermine the earlier selective leaking of one of the texts.

A senior adviser to the Australian prime minister now says the messages between the pair in mid-September “contain information that was communicated in confidence” and releasing them could damage “Australia’s international relations”.

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