Google called in to scrub politicians' numbers from the internet

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated March 21 2017 - 11:03pm, first published 10:52pm
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton checks his phone during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 3 May 2016. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton checks his phone during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 3 May 2016. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Internet behemoth Google has been called in to scrub federal politicians' private mobile numbers from the internet after a bumbling government department published them on its website.

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