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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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Australia must care for sick asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru: Burke | Sky News AustraliaLabor frontbencher Tony Burke says the government's opposition to streamlining medical transfers for detainees on Manus Island and Nauru is 'extraordinary.'\n\nLabor is supporting a bill that would see doctors play a much greater role in deciding whether a refugee should be medically evacuated to Australia.\n\nThe bill passed the Senate last week, and could have the numbers to pass the House of Representatives when it next sits in February.\n\nThe Coalition has slammed the proposal, saying it jeopardizes Australia's strong border protection policies.\n\nMr Burke has told Sky News Political Editor David Speers it's concerning that the government is using 'unsubstantiated' national security concerns to deny a sick asylum seeker medical treatment.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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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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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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Labor aimed for ‘maximum embarrassment’ with Nauru bill | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Paul Murray says the push to pass a bill to streamline medical evacuations from Nauru and Manus Island was about achieving ‘maximum embarrassment’ for the government, for 'no actual change'.\n\nHad the bill successfully passed the lower house after passing the Senate 31-28, it would have been the first time the government had lost the vote on a piece of legislation since 1911.\n\nAmendments to the bill put forward by Independent Kerryn Phelps ensured that ministers would still have the final say on who leaves offshore detention, which Mr Murray says neuters what the Greens and the crossbench were trying to achieve with the legislation.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Bill Shorten says Labor achieved 'half a win' on encryption legislationThe Opposition Leader also rejected claims Labor is a risk to national security and border protection.
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