Dutton portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is
Amid the chaotic and action-packed final sitting week of Parliament for 2016, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton quietly added a sixth property to his impressive and expanding portfolio.
Fergus Hunter is a breaking news reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House
Amid the chaotic and action-packed final sitting week of Parliament for 2016, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton quietly added a sixth property to his impressive and expanding portfolio.
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