Negotiations on unwinding Australia's controversial refugee"medevac" laws are reaching a crunch point.
The government's repeal bill does not yet appear on the Senate notice paper for next week, but Finance Minister Mathias Cormann is locked in negotiations with crucial swing voter and independent"We will be moving that legislation as soon as we practically can," Senator Cormann told Sky News on Friday.
"We will continue to work with the crossbench to secure the passage of that legislation as soon as possible."The laws gave doctors a much greater say in the evacuation of sick refugees from offshore detention to the mainland for medical treatment.
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