The Morrison government will dramatically expand healthcare operations at the Christmas Island Detention Centre to cater for more than 500 refugees and asylum seekers, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisting all single males brought to Australia under the medical transfer legislation will be sent to the remote island.
"What Labor has put in place is a system that will allow large numbers of people to game the system to find a way to get themselves on to the Australian mainland to put their hooks into the Australian legal system," Mr Morrison said. The government has identified 57 people it says are of questionable character who would be eligible for a transfer to Australia because they have only been accused of illicit activity rather than convicted. But it also says there may be more people of concerning character among the 1000 people still in PNG and Nauru.Mr Morrison said it would be a "good thing" if few people ended up being sent to Christmas Island, despite the massive cost of the reopening.
Mr Shorten accused Mr Morrison of "frolicking" around Christmas Island and said the 5000 kilometre journey from Canberra - which required an overnight stop in Broome - was a waste of money. Inspecting the detention centre’s facilities on Wednesday, Mr Morrison said the challenges faced by staff this time around would be different because they are dealing with people whose asylum status has been resolved rather than those who are seeking a refugee determination.
michaelkoziol This is total madness! There are no direct flights to CI from MI & N. So why aren't the AS being taken directly to a large hospital on the mainland? People on CI have to fly out for complex medical care & obstetrics, it isn't set up for anything but the most basic treatment!
michaelkoziol What a terrible waste of our money. It could have been used here to upgrade hospitals with a lasting value. No votes in this stupid act.
michaelkoziol the medical contract would be worth $100s mils just to pamper 500refugees While at d hosp on d mainland patients r queuing at d corridors waiting for beds ER wait is 4hrs It is so farcical that LNP can dream up
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Scott Morrison inspects Christmas Island facilities | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has become the first Prime Minister to visit Christmas Island, where he reaffirmed the government's goal to bring medical transfers from Manus Island and Nauru to the immigration facilities.\n\nScott Morrison told reporters on Wednesday that he had been pleased to be able to close the facility last year, but said Labor's part in passing the medivac bill has required his government to reopen it. \n\nSince the Medivac bill, which gives doctors more say in transferring refugees and asylum seekers for medical treatment, was made law on Friday no applications for medical transfers have been submitted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n It was a stunt. and wow a big taxpayer spend to get there for a political stunt of what! He might as well have been inspecting his own arsehole. Moronic low rent stunt, desperately wasting more taxpayer money campaigning now before the coward has to call the election.
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Scott Morrison inspects Christmas Island facilities | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has become the first sitting Prime Minister to visit Christmas Island, where he reaffirmed the government's goal to bring medical transfers from Manus Island and Nauru to the immigration facilities.\n\nMr Morrison told reporters on Wednesday that he had been pleased to be able to close the facility last year, but said Labor's part in passing the medivac bill has required his government to reopen it. \n\nMedical evacuation laws that passed parliament against the government's wishes last month make it easier for sick asylum seekers to come to Australia, although the immigration minister can still reject transfers based on national security grounds.\n\nThe government has budgeted $1.44 billion over four years to reopen the centre.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Gary_Hardgrave 'What the PM has done today is a very good thing' Just noticed that Recession is trending in Australia. What has he done that's so good? Gary_Hardgrave We know what it looks like, but we have never ever needed these ridiculous expensive concentration camps for innocent pple Gary_Hardgrave People can thank Bill for caving and creating this unnecessary mess.
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Scott Morrison inspects Christmas Island facilities | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has become the first Prime Minister to visit Christmas Island, where he reaffirmed the government's goal to bring medical transfers from Manus Island and Nauru to the immigration facilities.\n\nScott Morrison told reporters on Wednesday that he had been pleased to be able to close the facility last year, but said Labor's part in passing the medivac bill has required his government to reopen it. \n\nSince the Medivac bill, which gives doctors more say in transferring refugees and asylum seekers for medical treatment, was made law on Friday no applications fir medical transfers have been submitted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Nicholas_Reece The Coalition has stripped infrastructure for the sake of pushing govt surplus garbage.
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Government hopes 'tropical location' will lure doctors to Christmas Island to treat refugeesThe Federal Government hopes advertising a tropical location will lure doctors to Christmas Island to treat refugees. The list of professions in the article are a drop in a bucket as to what is required. Homeaffairs knows this. There are three winners in this matter, the LNP, SERCO and nauruairlines (TrevorJensen). Christmas Island is unacceptable. trevorevansbne tell parliament NO! Does it have Dengue? Enough money will make them go. That’s all
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Sick asylum seekers deemed 'a risk' to Australia to be sent to Christmas IslandScott Morrison is expected to announce asylum seekers currently on Manus Island and Nauru who are deemed a risk to Australia will go to Christmas Island if they apply for a medical transfer. Appalling! They cant attack us on Fuckin* crutches fuckwi*. How much is this costing us again? hope its coming out of the billions you already missmanage. ...to die. auspol election
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Refugee surgeon who landed on Christmas Island in the 90s slams reopeningThis refugee landed on Christmas Island in the 90s seeking asylum - now he's slammed the government decision to send refuges back there sob sob. HOT NEWS TIP - Man who blows whistle on Dutton using Twitter is now attacked by Dutton and also TWITTER. Not refugees. Illegal immigrants.
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Lettuce on Christmas Island can cost $15, but an ambitious farmer is changing thatPrevious attempts to grow food on a large scale on Christmas Island, where fresh food is an expensive luxury, have failed. But now an ambitious farmer is fighting the odds, and succeeding. . Considering how many people (stock brokers, bankers, shareholders) earn money without contributing to the wellbeing of people or environment, far more support and attention needs to be given to local farmers who provide people with fresh and healthy produce. .
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Detainees deemed a 'risk' to Australia to be sent to Christmas Island for medical treatmentPrime Minister Scott Morrison will visit Christmas Island where the government plans to bring sick asylum seekers, rather than mainland Australia. Don’t be a tosser PM just bring them in so we can help them out and the money you were going to spend on CHRISTMAS island spend on studies to find out the best way to integrate refugees into our society for maximum benefit to both person and county
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Christmas Island tropical tour a waste of taxpayer cashA government that once crusaded on a budget emergency is now soaking taxpayers, writes CroweDM CroweDM Australians should take a class action against Christmas Island. Clear a case of false advertising. NotChristmasy StandWithRefugees CroweDM worry about it after d election then austerity like Hockey's budget CroweDM I'm sure if there hadn't been a tour for the left leaning media, the govt would have been accused of secrecy and putting people into concrete cells.
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Apathy and disillusionment on Christmas Island as residents prepare for federal electionThey have WA laws, are governed from Canberra, and vote in the NT — and it's left Christmas Island residents feeling apathetic and frustrated. A very disillusioned article, actually! I feel for what is clearly a ridiculous position for Christmas Islanders, but the article dissolves quickly into irrelevant Colonial mush and furvor, thank you ABC! I very much doubt any will be handing in their AUS Passports ajy time soon! It appears that these people have been forgotten. They don't have much of a voice & were not consulted about re opening the detention centre either. 🌴 Just hand it to Indonesia and fix the problem of boat smuggling and the need to do turn backs. What strategic purpose does it serve so close to Indonesia, given Australia took it over from Singapore a while back. Does Australia really need Christmas Island?
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