Labor MP Andrew Charlton says his “jaw fell to the floor” when he learned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton purchased bank shares just days before the Rudd government announced a multi-billion-dollar bailout of the banks during the global financial crisis.

At the time Mr Charlton was an advisor to then-prime minister Kevin Rudd.

Mr Dutton has defended the share purchase, saying, “I’ve only ever acted with integrity”.

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