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Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks down threat to Coalition after loss in Parliament vote

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Original article by Brett Worthington
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 13-Feb-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out calling an early election after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to allow doctors to approve the transfer of asylum-seekers to Australia for medical treatment. The amendments to a federal government migration bill were passed 75-74 after being backed by Labor and the majority of crossbenchers. The government had released legal advice from Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue which suggested that the so-called medivac bill could be in breach of the ­Constitution.

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Shorten in backdown on borders

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Original article by Simon Benson, Greg Brown, Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 12-Feb-19

Labor’s caucus has approved key amendments to legislation initiated by independent MP Kerryn Phelps regarding the medical transfer of asylum-seekers from offshore processing centres to Australia. The amendments seek to give more ministerial control over doctor-directed transfers. However, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out any prospect of the Coalition supporting the amended legislation, claiming that it will compromise the ability of the government to control who comes to Australia. Greens MP Adam Bandt claims that Labor is again "caving in" on the issue of refugees.

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Left push widens ALP asylum split

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Original article by Troy Bramston
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 21-Jul-17

The left faction of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party will seek to have its current asylum-seeker policy abolished at its upcoming state conference. The left faction wants federal Labor to back the immediate closure of the Manus Island and Nauru detention facilities, with all their occupants to be moved to mainland Australia for processing. Labor’s opposition spokesperson for border protection and immigration Shayne Neumann is strongly against the proposal.

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Ban Transfield from detention centres: Greens

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins, Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 1-Sep-15

Transfield Services and Wilson Security were not properly accountable to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in the running of a detention centre on Nauru, a Senate inquiry has found. It said the centre was not run well, prompting the Australian Greens to call for Transfield and Wilson to be dumped as providers of government services there. However, Transfield’s shares rose nine per cent to $A1.17 after the company reported its contract for running the Nauru centre as well as one on Manus Island had been renewed for five years.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, TRANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED – ASX TSE, WILSON SECURITY SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, SAVE THE CHILDREN, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE