A Greens MP says the Peter Dutton may have misled parliament about his involvement in allowing two European nannies working for connected families to stay in Australia against the advice of the border force.

The Guardian is reporting exclusively that Greens MP Adam Bandt wants answers from Dutton.  Twice this week, reports surfaced that Dutton used his ministerial powers to grant three month visas to the women, one from France and one from Italy.  They worked for a cousin of AFL chief Gillon McLachlan and a former coworker of Dutton's from the Queensland Police Force, respectively.

Mr. Bandt says he asked Dutton to rule out "any personal connection or any other relationship between you and the intended employer of either of the au pairs" during question time on 27 March.  Dutton replied, "The answer is yes."  That seems at odds with what we've learned this week about the families employing the nannies.

"On the face of it, Peter Dutton may have misled Parliament when answering my question," Adam Bandt told the Guardian Australia.  "Given reports suggesting he has a personal connection with the employer of an au pair, he urgently needs to explain himself.  If he can't, he has no business being a minister."

Dutton told 2GB radio today that he hasn't had contact with his fellow ex-cop in twenty years and that, "I apply the law equally."