Scott Morrison tells Waleed Aly he sought to lower fears on Islam, not exploit them

Prime minister admits shadow cabinet discussed issue in 2010 but insists that he was seeking to avoid worsening divisions

The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has admitted a discussion took place in shadow cabinet in 2010 about community fears about Muslims, but said his contribution was intended to "lower the fears about Islam and not elevate them".

In a wide-ranging interview with Waleed Aly on the Channel Ten program The Project, Morrison refused to answer repeated questions about whether he would insist that One Nation be put last on how-to-vote cards, while declaring his track record was to bring communities together.