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Govt, Labor strike deal on encryption legislation | Sky News AustraliaNew laws to grant security agencies the authority to intercept encrypted messages is likely to be passed on Wednesday after the government and Labor reached an in-principle agreement. \n\nThe legislation will allow authorities to gain access to encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Wickr, which security agencies say are being increasingly used to plot terror attacks and exchange child sex abuse material. \n\nShadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the draft bill was far from perfect but conceded the compromise would allow authorities the access they need over the Christmas period. \n\nHis government counterpart Christian Porter says the laws are a ‘massive step forward’ in ensuring Australians safety. \n
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Labor does a deal with the government to pass encryption laws | Sky News AustraliaThe government's encryption bill will be law by Christmas after Labor has agreed to pass the legislation through the Senate unamended.\n\nLabor made the deal on the proviso the government reviews the Opposition's suggested amendments to the encryption bill when parliament returns in February.\n\nThe legislation will give powers to state and federal police to surveil encrypted devices for terrorism and child porn offences.
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Labor deals with government to pass holiday-period encryption laws | Sky News AustraliaThe government's encryption bill will be law by Christmas after the Opposition agreed to pass the legislation through the Senate unamended. \n\nLabor made the deal on the proviso the government reviews the Opposition's suggested amendments to the bill when parliament returns in February. \n\nThe legislation will give powers to state and federal police to surveil encrypted devices for terrorism and child porn offences. \n\nOpposition Leader Bill Shorten says Labor isn’t ‘going to go home and leave the Australian people on their own over Christmas with inferior laws of national safety.’\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\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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PM taking fight to Labor on border policy | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison is setting himself up for an election fight on border protection following a narrow win in the House of Representatives on offshore processing legislation.\n\n Mr Morrison has said Labor wants to 'weaken' Australia's border protection policies and 'gut' offshore processing.\n\nOpposition Leader Bill Shorten says if an asylum seeker on Nauru needs medical treatment they should be able to come to Australia if a doctor recommends.\n\nThe Labor leader has softened Labor’s border-protection policies after failing on Thursday night to hold national security laws as a ransom in exchange for immigration rules that would enable doctors to initiate the process for medical evacuations.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n
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Labor is 'cozying up to the Greens' over medical evacuation policy: Senator Hume | Sky News AustraliaThe moment the people smuggling trade sees an opportunity, it will re-open, Liberal Senator Jane Hume says. \n\nSenator Hume has told Sky News that Labor is 'cozying up to the Greens' over a medical evacuation policy that would allow people smugglers to 'get a foot in the door'. \n\nThe Senator's comments follow a chaotic final sitting day in parliament on Thursday during which border protection policy was the main point of contention.\n\nOpposition Leader Bill Shorten says asylum seekers on Nauru should be allowed into Australia if they need medical attention. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n
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Labor-left to make refugee platform push | Sky News AustraliaLabor's left faction will reportedly move to fast-track refugee medical transfers to Australia by changing the Party platform at an ALP national conference next week.\n\nThe Australian reports Labor's Left caucus will meet late next week to finalise key amendments to the platform.\n\nIt will give effect to Labor's decision to support the streamlining of medical transfers for refugees with the approval of doctors and a medical panel.\n\nHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has accused Bill Shorten of 'lying to the Australian people about Labor's boat policy' following the shift in policy.\n\nThe Opposition Leader has denied softening the Party's position on border security.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Government takes fight to Labor over border protection | Sky News AustraliaThe government is ramping up its attack on Labor over border protection ahead of the next election, seeking to draw attention to its strength on national security, after the Opposition voted in the Senate to enable easier medical evacuation from detention centres.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrsion says Labor has 'come clean' with a goal to 'weaken Australia's border protection.'\n \nHowever, the Coalition is facing scrutiny over its environment policy as federal Environment Minister Melissa Price travels to an international climate change conference.\n\nImage: News Corp Austarlia
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