In the kerfuffle around NBN referring leaks to the AFP that resulted in ALP offices being raided last month, there were lots of questions about who knew what when. It took a couple of days, but Comms Minister Mitch Fifield admitted he’d been briefed by NBN about the referral late last year but swears he didn’t tell the Prime Minister or anyone else in cabinet, despite the fact that the NBN had been Malcolm Turnbull’s baby until he took the top job.

At the time, Crikey filed an FOI for any communications between NBN and Turnbull, Fifield, Attorney-General George Brandis or Justice Minister Michael Keenan, just to check whether anyone else had been given a heads up in the meantime.

NBN informs us that the “documents do not exist,” so it seems that if any communications about this investigation were likely done over the phone, rather than email, and the ministers were not sent copies of the referral.

We’re sure there are quite a few FOI requests in on this matter, so there will probably be a few trickling out over the next few weeks as the deadline to respond draws closer.