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Bill Shorten ‘can’t control’ the Labor left in ‘crazy’ emissions policies: Taylor | Sky News AustraliaEnergy Minister Angus Taylor says Bill Shorten ‘can’t control’ the left of his party on ‘crazy’ emissions policies. \n\nMr Taylor says Labor wants to halve emissions and to do this they will slash industries, wages and jobs.\n\nThe Member for Hume says that reducing energy prices is critical for the government and that the Coalition is working towards reducing the 'dreadful policies' of some state Labor governments.\n\n\n\n\n
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Shorten acting recklessly on boats: Dutton | Sky News AustraliaFULL NEWS CONFERENCE: Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has urged Labor to withdraw its support for independent MP Kerryn Phelps' bill to give doctors more of a say over whether a refugee or an asylum seeker can be medically transferred to Australia.\n\nMr Dutton has accused Labor Leader Bill Shorten of ignoring advice given to him by security agencies about the negative ramifications of the bill.\n\nLabor claims Mr Shorten never received security briefings about the proposed legislation, which is due to be voted on in the House of Representatives next week.\n\nMr Dutton told reporters that Mr Shorten is behaving 'recklessly' when it comes to border security.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Shorten accepts Morrison's offer for medical evacuation security briefing | Sky News AustraliaLabor leader Bill Shorten has accepted Prime Minister Scott Morrison's offer for a briefing on the security implications of the Phelps refugee medical evacuation bill.\n\nThe bill put forward by Wentworth MP Kerryn Phelps would allow two doctors to authorise a medical transfer to Australia if they believed asylum seekers could not get adequate treatment in offshore detention.\n\nThe government claims Australia’s intelligence agencies have reportedly warned against draft laws, claiming it could undermine the nation's border security.\n\nThe Phelps bill has passed the Senate with Labor's support, however the opposition has not confirmed if it will pass the bill through the lower house when parliament resumes next week.\n\n\n\n
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Medical transfers bill will compromise Australia's border: ASIO | Sky News AustraliaASIO has warned up to a thousand asylum seekers could arrive in Australia within weeks if Kerryn Phelps’ medical transfers bill becomes law. \n\nSky News has confirmed that the intelligence agency told the government the bill ‘would undermine regional processing and compromise Australia’s strong border protection regime’. \n\n\n\n\n
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PM 'buckling to pressure' over asylum seeker transfers | Sky News AustraliaAn independent medical review panel will reportedly be put in place to vet asylum seekers who transfer to Australia. \n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison has reportedly buckled to pressure from the Labor Party, the Greens and the crossbench to pass a bill which would strip the government of its decision-making powers over medical transfers. \n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n
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Damage bill rises as floodwaters recede in Townsville | Sky News AustraliaThe damage bill in the wake of the Townsville floods has risen to $80 million as residents work to clear debris from homes, with over 6500 claims lodged according to the Insurance Council of Australia.\n\nOpposition Leader Bill Shorten visited affected areas commending the work of authorities and organisations assisting on the ground as well as demanding the government act swiftly to offer disaster relief.\n\nAuthorities are warning residents to remain cautious in the clean-up effort with much of the mud contaminated with sewage.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Security concerns over refugee medical transfer bill | Sky News AustraliaAustralia’s intelligence agencies have reportedly warned against draft laws to change how medical transfers are processed for asylum seekers in offshore detention, claiming it could undermine the nation's border security.\n\nA briefing from the Department of Home Affairs says the medical transfer bill will strip the government of its power to conduct proper security threat assessments or stop mainland transfers, The Australian reports. \n\nThe changes, inspired by a push from independent MP Kerryn Phelps, would mean any two doctors could request a medical transfer for those in offshore detention.\n\nASIO has warned up to a 1000 asylum seekers could arrive in Australia within weeks if Kerryn Phelps’ medical transfers bill becomes law. \n\n\n\n
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Labor’s legal advice on medical transfers bill called into question | Sky News AustraliaShadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers has defended Labor's legal advice on a medical transfer bill, after Australia's security agencies reportedly warned against draft laws to change how transfers are processed.\n\nASIO has warned if the medical transfers bill becomes law, which would allow doctors to request asylum seekers be sent to Australia for medical treatment, up to 1,000 could arrive on national shores.\n\nMr Chalmers has told Sky News that there would be ministerial discretion to refuse people on national security grounds, debunking claims it could jeopardise the third pillar of border security, 'offshore processing'. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n
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Dutton warns Labor of border risks if refugee medical bill is passed | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs minister Peter Dutton has called on Bill Shorten to oppose proposed laws which would change how medical transfers for asylum seekers in offshore detention are processed.\n\nMr Dutton says the proposal will 'dismantle' offshore detention and hand the final say to the two doctors requesting medical transfers.\n\nThe Home Affairs Minister claims Opposition Leader Bill Shorten had been briefed by security agencies on the risk of the proposal.\n\nBut a spokeswoman for Mr Shorten denied the claims, accusing the minister of lying.\n\nAustralia’s intelligence agencies have reportedly warned against the proposed changes, claiming it could undermine the nation's border security.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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