The Prime Minister has indicated he will not accept an offer to resettle refugees in New Zealand as part of a push to repeal the medevac laws.
Negotiations with crossbench Senator Jacqui Lambie are set to continue as the Senate debates the medical transfer power and the Coalition hopes to end the year with a political win, despite resistance from Labor. The Government also faced resistance outside Parliament, where a convoy of frustrated farmers convened on the front lawns on Monday.
Irrigators and farmers were left disappointed after a meeting with the Water and Environment Ministers to discuss the failings of the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Farmers are expected to descend on Parliament House for a second day, after thousands marched to the front doors and called for the plan to be scrapped or re-worked. Protestors are also demanding more dam infrastructure to help improve conditions in the river system.
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