Greens Senator Jordonsteele has told Sky News he wants the government to ‘stop playing politics’ and call a royal commission on disability care immediately.
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‘Leftist-ideology’ running Labor: Latham | Sky News AustraliaOne Nation candidate Mark Latham says the Labor Party is being run by ‘leftist-ideology’ against the nation state, after new laws fast-tracking medical evacuations for asylum seekers passed the Senate. \n\nMr Latham told Sky News it is 'an illusion' to believe the debate surrounding the bill was about medicine and health, instead claiming the core belief of 'people pushing these policies' is a belief in the free-movement of people. \n
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