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Stars go 'Blue for Manus and Nauru' on AACTA red carpet | Sky News AustraliaThe traditional preview luncheon for the AACTA Awards was held in Sydney on Monday with some of Australia's biggest names in film and television being recognised for their achievements.\n\nMany stars hit the red carpet adorned with blue ribbons in support for the 'Blue for Manus and Nauru' campaign, calling for all asylum-seeker children detained on Nauru and Manus to be brought to Australia.\n\nActor Simon Baker has called for politicians to 'do something proactive', rather than 'constantly politicising' the issue.\n\nThere were 35 awards presented at this year's event, with a further 20 awards being handed out at the AACTA Awards Ceremony on Wednesday.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Labor-backed Nauru bill ‘recipe to restart the boats’: Dutton | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says a Labor-backed bill to speed up medical transfers for asylum seekers on offshore detention centres is a ‘recipe to restart the boats’. \n\nASIO has warned the government potentially violent asylum seekers could be cleared for entry into Australia under the policy. \n\nThe Coalition has criticised the bill, saying it will weaken the nation’s border protection. \n\nSpeaking to Sky News, Mr Dutton has slammed the opposition leader stating Bill Shorten doesn’t understand what he is proposing. \n\n\n
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PM vows to delay Nauru bill vote | Sky News AustraliaThe Prime Minister says he will ‘do everything in his power’ to delay a cross-party push to change offshore processing legislation from reaching the floor of the House of Representatives. \n\nAmid concerns the government could face an embarrassing loss in the lower house over the amendments, Scott Morrison told reporters he intends to never let the amendments ‘see the light of day’.\n\nMr Morrison insisted any changes to government policy would result in the weakening of Australia’s borders. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Government attempting to delay Nauru transfer bill | Sky News AustraliaThe government is attempting to stymie a Labor-led bill that will streamline medical evacuations from detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island.\n\nThe bill, which is currently before the Senate, would see doctors play a much greater role in deciding whether a refugee should be medically evacuated to Australia.\n\nAmid concerns the government could face an embarrassing loss in the lower house over the amendments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters he intends to never let the amendments ‘see the light of day’.\n\nMr Morrison has warned he will ‘shut down parliament’ to ensure the bill does not pass the upper house.\n\nImage: News Corp
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Nauru transfer bill passes senate | Sky News AustraliaA Labor-led bill that will streamline medical evacuations from detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island has passed the Senate 31-28 but will not pass parliament after the government adjourned the House early.\n\nThe bill would have seen doctors play a much greater role in deciding whether a refugee should be medically evacuated to Australia.\n\nAmid concerns the government could face an embarrassing loss in the lower house over the amendments, Coalition Senators delayed voting on the bill to block the bill's passage to the lower house.\n\nImage: News Corp
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Nauru transfer bill passes senate | Sky News AustraliaA Labor-led bill that will streamline medical evacuations from detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island has passed the Senate 31-28 but will not pass parliament after the government adjourned the House early.\n\nThe bill would have seen doctors play a much greater role in deciding whether a refugee should be medically evacuated to Australia.\n\nAmid concerns the government could face an embarrassing loss in the lower house over the amendments, Coalition Senators delayed voting on the bill to block the bill's passage to the lower house.\n\nImage: News Corp
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Labor defends stance on Nauru medical transfer bill | Sky News AustraliaThe opposition party has defended its approach to the medical transfer of asylum seekers held on Nauru and Manus Island. \n\nLabor is supporting a bill that will enable asylum seekers in detention centres to be transferred more easily for medical reasons after voting for the legislation in the Senate. \n\nThe federal government has slammed the Labor Party over its position, saying the bill will weaken the nation’s border protection. \n\nThe Coalition will vote on the bill when Parliament resumes in February after it narrowly avoided a historic loss in the House of Representatives.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n
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