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Convicted criminals could be transferred to Australia under medivac bill: Porter | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Attorney General Christian Porter says the medivac bill that passed parliament this week would allow people convicted of a serious criminal offence to travel to Australia for medical treatment.\n\nThe Medivac bill is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether asylum seekers in offshore detention centres can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.\n\nNationals leader Michael McCormack was criticised on Thursday for claiming that the Home Affairs Minister would be unable to stop ‘spivs, and rapists and murderers' from being transferred to Australia for medical care.\n\nMr Porter told Sky News that under the amendments Labor put forward, an asylum seeker convicted, but not sentenced yet, of a serious offence can still be transferred to Australia.\n\nHowever, he could not nominate whether any asylum seeker currently housed on Manus Island or Nauru would fit this definition.\n\n\n
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John ‘Wacka’ Williams says all politicians ‘want to help Australia’ | Sky News AustraliaNationals Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams says that politicians working in Canberra ‘generally’ want to help Australia but ‘just disagree on how’ to do it.\n\nAfter 11 years in the Senate, Mr Williams retired on Wednesday and gave his valedictory speech. \n\nMr Williams says despite the back and forth nature of politics, other members are 'close mates' of his and share a passion for their job and their country. \n\nThe Senator was a driving force behind the Banking Royal Commission, running inquiries into financial services and the Australian Securities Investment Commission.
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Our government needs to put Australia first: Credlin | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin says Australia should stop signing international treaties ‘full of good intentions’, which ‘impinge’ on sovereignty. \n\nThe NSW Land and Environment Court chief judge last week ruled against a proposed coal mine near Gloucester on the mid-north coast, saying it would increase the greenhouse gas emissions that Australia has committed to reducing. \n\nMs Credlin says ‘let's not elect governments that are fixated with striking a pose on the international stage ahead of safeguarding the rights and livelihoods of Australians here at home, the very people they're supposed to serve.’
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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. \n\n\n\n
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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two-minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill, which allows doctors to request the transfer of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru to Australia for treatment. \n\n\n\n
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Workplace age discrimination ‘endemic’ in Australia | Sky News AustraliaEmployment lawyers are reporting an increase in the number of older Australians suffering from age-related discrimination in the workplace.\n\nCarly Stebbing, the founder of law firm Resolution123, has told Sky News the situation is ‘endemic’, with the prospect of finding work at the same pay and status level ‘virtually impossible’ at or post-retirement age.\n\nMs Stebbing says employers are continuing the expectation that employees should depart the workplace at retirement age. \n\nShe argues it's inappropriate to ask older workers about their retirement plans, comparing it to asking women about their plans to have children. \n\n\n\n
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Labor's negative gearing changes will slow housing market and employment: Master Builders Australia | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Master Builders CEO Denita Wawn has warned Labor's negative gearing changes will result in a decline in new houses being built.\n\nLabor plans to restrict negative gearing to new homes and reduce capital gains tax concessions if it wins the next federal election, claiming the policy will raise $32 billion over the next decade.\n\nShadow Treasurer Chris Bowen says Labor will deliver on its housing reform agenda even though the property market is falling within many capitol cities.\n\nMs Wawn has told Sky News she believes Labor should rethink its policy.\n\nShe says the policy will not maximise 'affordable housing and affordable rent.'\n\n\n\n
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People of 'bad character' can enter Australia due to medivac bill: Dutton | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says some of the asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru rejected by the US ‘could be eligible’ to come to Australia after the medivac bill passed parliament.\n\nAmerica has barred 265 asylum seekers from being able to enter the US under its ‘extreme vetting’ process.\n\nAt least 456 asylum seekers in offshore protection have been accepted under the deal first agreed upon by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and former President Barack Obama in 2016.\n\nMr Dutton told Sky News the medivac bill that Labor endorsed will see ‘people of bad character,' some of whom are part of the cohort rejected by the US, being able to enter Australia.\n\nThe medivac bill is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether asylum seekers in offshore detention centres can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.\n\n\n\n
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Drought ramifications impacting children as young as five | Sky News AustraliaChildren as young as five are feeling the impact of the drought as it continues to affect parts of the nation, according to a new report. \n\nThe research, conducted by UNICEF, reveals many children work in the morning before going to school to help their families’ farms stay afloat. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n
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