The federal government is expected to cut-back on briefing media about asylum seeker boat arrivals. Source: AAP
THE Abbott government says it won't constantly update the public on boat arrivals because it wants to starve people smugglers of information.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison and deputy chief of army Angus Campbell will give weekly media briefings about Operation Sovereign Borders, the coalition's asylum seeker and border protection exercise.
The first of these will be held on Monday.
"Taking control of how that information is released denies people smugglers the opportunity to exploit such information," Mr Morrison told AAP in a statement on Sunday.
"Labor was impotent in response to arrivals, all they could do was announce them and run a water taxi service."
Briefings will be weekly initially but this could change "based on operational considerations".
Extra briefings would be given when necessary about specific events. This could include instances of boats sinking.
The new protocol for releasing information was agreed to on Thursday after the minister's first meeting with Lt Gen Campbell.
The government will also provide monthly updates on detention and bridging visa statistics for asylum seekers who arrive by boat.
His cabinet colleague Greg Hunt says there will be "regular, continuous, full disclosure" about boat arrivals, but it will be in line with military operational procedure.
Labor leadership hopeful Bill Shorten said it was a disgrace if the government planned to not disclose details of drownings.
"I can't imagine who dreamed that up, not telling anyone about deaths at sea," he told Network 10.
"If a boat sinks ... and people drown, I don't think the government has a right to not tell people that this tragedy has occurred."
Mr Morrison later added that "significant events" such as drownings would be subject to further briefings.
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