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Dutton warns Labor of border risks if refugee medical bill is passed | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs minister Peter Dutton has called on Bill Shorten to oppose proposed laws which would change how medical transfers for asylum seekers in offshore detention are processed.\n\nMr Dutton says the proposal will 'dismantle' offshore detention and hand the final say to the two doctors requesting medical transfers.\n\nThe Home Affairs Minister claims Opposition Leader Bill Shorten had been briefed by security agencies on the risk of the proposal.\n\nBut a spokeswoman for Mr Shorten denied the claims, accusing the minister of lying.\n\nAustralia’s intelligence agencies have reportedly warned against the proposed changes, claiming it could undermine the nation's border security.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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PM says 'stupid' offshore processing bill 'on Shorten's head' | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison insists if Labor leader Bill Shorten votes to change offshore processing, any ramifications will be 'on his head'.\n\nMr Morrison maintains he will do 'everything in his power' to ensure the proposed protection laws 'never see the light of day'.\n\nThe government could lose a historic vote in parliament next week to put medical refugee transfers in the hands of doctors.\n\nIf that bill passes, it will be the first time the government has lost a vote on substantive legislation since 1929.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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PM ‘appalled’ at Labor playing politics on border security | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Independent MP Kerryn Phelps' refugee medical evacuation bill is a ‘stupid’ bill, and that he is ‘appalled’ the Labor party is playing politics on border security.\n\nThe proposed bill will allow doctors to ask for refugees and asylum seekers to be brought to Australia for medical assessment, then potential medical treatment.\n\nMr Morrison says that if changes are made to Australia’s border security, offshore processing centres closed by Liberals would have to be reopened, 'as people smugglers are monitoring the government'.\n\n\n
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Labor wants two more weeks to deal with banking falloutScott Morrison admits the banking royal commission should have been held earlier but the coalition is refusing to bring parliament back for extra weeks to fix financial laws.
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