Medevac deal with Lambie clears ground for New Zealand solution auspol
Credit:The government dismissed talk of a "deal" to scrap the medevac rules but Mr Morrison confirmed his goal was to resettle the refugees and that Senator Lambie could be confident of this."She has the assurance that the government will implement its policies.
Scott Morrison's assurance paved the way for the repeal of medevac, which will give Peter Dutton more power over medical transfers.repealed the medevac regime by 37 to 35 votes in the Senate with support from Senator LambieSenator Lambie told the Senate she was not being "coy or silly" but could not say what she proposed to the government to secure her agreement."I know that's frustrating to people. And I get that. I don't like holding things back like this.
"Clearly somebody is not being truthful with the Australian people. That's what happens when you do secret deals and then ask the Parliament to vote on them."Senator Keneally said Labor would welcome an agreement to resettle refugees in New Zealand, given the option was first arranged in 2013 when Labor held government, but she questioned whether Mr Morrison would honour any undertakings to Senator Lambie.
Mr Morrison told Parliament the restoration of the earlier regime would continue to ensure medical help was provided when needed and he attacked Labor for overseeing an increase in asylum seeker arrivals and detaining hundreds on Manus and Nauru.
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