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Government will still have final say on asylum seekers: Coleman | Sky News AustraliaThe Prime Minister has bowed to demands from the Opposition to appoint an independent review panel to vet asylum seekers transferring to Australia. \n\nThe surrender, first reported by The Australian, comes amid a push from Labor, the Greens and the crossbench to pass a bill which would strip the government of its decision making powers over medical transfers.\n\nImmigration Minister David Coleman has told Sky News the panel will review decisions but the government will still make the final call, saying ‘ultimately it is very important that ministerial decision-making stays in place’. \n\n\n
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Karise Eden set to kick off Born To Fight tour | Sky News AustraliaQueenslander Karise Eden, a winner of the singing competition series ‘The Voice Australia’, is back on the road this year for her Born To Fight tour across the nation in support of the 2018 album with the same name.\n\nThe winner of the reality television show’s first season, seven years ago, has since gone on to create three albums.\n\nMs Eden says the album title represents how she’s feeling in her life currently, in an industry that requires adaptable people with ‘thick skin’.\n\nImage: Michelle Grace Hunder\n\n\n\n
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Shark drumlines deployed at NSW beaches | Sky News AustraliaSydney’s first smart drumlines have been deployed in a trial aimed at reducing the risk of shark attacks. \n\nThe drumlines, deployed in parts of New South Wales, will allow contractors to catch sharks, tag them and release them away from swimmers. \n\nDeputy Leader of the New South Wales Nationals Niall Blair says the drumlines combined with nets, drones and helicopter surveillance, are ‘all pieces of the puzzle to reduce risk to beach-goers’. \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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