Lambie says Russia-Indonesia matter ‘overblown’ by Dutton – as it happened

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Albanese confronted by hecklers overnight

Anthony Albanese and his team were confronted by two hecklers in their Melbourne hotel overnight, again raising questions about the safety and security of political leaders.

There's a report of a request. We have confirmed that Indonesia is not contemplating any Russian aircraft operating in its territory.

We have not got confirmation of that approach. So, I just want to be really clear. We have not got confirmation of that approach. What we have is a report, which we have confirmed, from the Indonesians, that it is not correct to assert that there has been any contemplation of a Russian base.