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Medical transfers are the 'backdoor way' for boat people to access Australia | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed the Coalition will vote against an Independent-backed asylum seeker medical evacuation bill, even if it means the government will lose a vote on the floor of parliament.\n\nLabor is supporting the legislation brought forward by Wentworth MP Kerryn Pehelps, which would make transfers for asylum seekers easier by giving the decision-making power to doctors.\n\nCurrently, the Home Affairs department has the final say over whether a refugee or asylum seeker who is housed in an offshore detention centre has the right to be transported to Australia to receive medical treatment.\n\nIf the government loses the vote, which they are expected to, it will be the first time since 1929 that a government has lost a vote on substantive legislation in the House of Representatives. Bound to happen Considering we may have permanently harmed many of them you might well be right. Well LURCH would know all about BACK DOORS. .Its been back dooring Maggie for yrs credlin pmlive
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Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party sends mass text warning ‘freedom is under threat’ | Sky News AustraliaClive Palmer’s United Australia Party has sparked anger after sending a text message to thousands, warning recipients that their ‘freedom is under threat’.\n\nSky News host Nicholas Reece says Australia has never seen anything like Mr Palmer’s advertising campaign, and that the election will show whether the campaign strategy works. \n\nFormer federal speaker Bronwyn Bishop says these ads have enough content that attracts people’s attention to give him some traction, but his next hurdle is giving voters a candidate for each electorate.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia Nicholas_Reece Never seen anyone enjoying pissing his money up the wall like this drop kick. Nicholas_Reece Well we have seen a sustained media campaign for greens and AustralianLabor on a platform known as ABC theirABC_AU Nicholas_Reece Who f is this guy & how did he get my number?
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Record meth bust indicates Mexican cartels are targeting Australia: AFP | Sky News AustraliaAuthorities have seized a record-breaking haul of meth, equal to almost $AU1.3 billion, in California before it could reach Australia.\n\nMore than 1.7 tonnes of meth, 25 kilograms of cocaine and 5 kilograms of heroin were found stashed inside electrical capacitors. \n\nIn Victoria and New South Wales, six people have been arrested and charged for their alleged connection a US-based crime syndicate under investigation over the shipment. \n\nThe Australian Federal Police is warning Mexican cartels are now targeting Australia because of the 'top prices' paid for drugs. \n\nThe previous record for an Australia-bound meth seizure was 1.3 tonnes in 2017.\n\nImage: AFP\n\n Gees we better build a wall around the country! 🧱 Slomo build that wall!!! Let’s review that statement, since smh reported the same over two years ago. 🤦♂️
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NT Speaker says parliament will decide who forms opposition | Sky News AustraliaThe Northern Territory's Speaker says it will be up the parliament to decide who forms opposition after three independents made a claim to seize the office.\n\nIndependents and former Country Liberals Terry Mills and Robyn Lambley, who were once chief minister and deputy, and Nhulunbuy MLA Yingiya Guyula, have made an alliance in an effort to receive opposition status and replace the Country Liberal Party.\n\n\nSpeaker Kezia Purick says she 'will not make a decision' on who will be the opposition and has left it to NT parliament to decide.\n\nThe Northern Territory parliament is set to resume on Tuesday 12th of February.\n\n\n\n\n\n mattcunningham And theyd be correct
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NZ, Australia host talks on Pacific engagement | Sky News AustraliaForeign Minister Marine Payne is meeting with her New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters on Waiheke Island, east of Auckland, for a bilateral meeting focused on their shared commitment to the Pacific. \n\nBoth governments are making a push for further engagement, pumping in extra resources amid concerns about China’s influence in the Pacific. \n\nDuncan Lewis, ASIO's director general of security, and his New Zealand counterpart are also taking part in the talks.\n\n\n\n Marine Payne?🤔 Marise ? Payne ! Oh Sky News !
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Kate Miller-Heidke to represent Australia in 64th Eurovision song contest | Sky News AustraliaAustralian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke will be representing the nation in the 64th annual Eurovision song contest.\n\nThe classically trained Miller-Heidke beat nine other acts in the running with her song 'Zero Gravity', highlighting her struggles with post-natal depression after the birth of her son.\n\nThe pop star, known for her hit songs 'The Last Day on Earth' and 'Caught in the Crowd', will be Australia's fifth entry into the competition which will be held in May in Tel Aviv, Israel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Great choice. This singer can sing! incredingo Who cares . Awful. Sounds like she's channeling Yoko Ono.
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Medivac bill ‘will die' in parliament: Speers | Sky News AustraliaSky News host David Speers says the medivac bill is likely to ‘simply die’ in parliament.\n\nIf Labor makes changes to the bill, Mr Speers says the Greens and Independents are unlikely to support it, meaning numbers will no longer be there on the floor of the house for the bill to pass. \n\nMr Speers says the bill will likely die, as the Government is not interested in further compromise on the legislation. \n\n\n\n David_Speers Anyone asked Cathy McGowan her voting intention? David_Speers If Shorten wants to be PM he must walk away from this disgusting leftist scam policy.
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Bill Shorten has done a ‘good job’ with local media in regional Australia | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin believes Labor Leader Bill Shorten has done a good job of ‘isolating’ local media in regional towns and country centres.\n\nMs Credlin says that Mr Shorten talks about local projects when visiting certain areas, so that locals believe he knows what will motivate their vote.\n\nSky News contributor Nick Reece believes Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to establish himself and build his profile through many media appearances, while Mr Shorten is more established in the public mind and doesn’t need to try so hard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n billshortenmp Peta Credlin also gave Tony Abbott advice he's on the back bench being stalked by an indipendent and Peta now works for SKY! What is it I'm missing billshortenmp Locals are onto Bill , his policies will decimate Regional Australia billshortenmp What? Shorten finds out what locals think is important and talks about it? LNP pollies would never do such a thing. They're busy telling stories about Shorten.
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Hakeem al-Araibi to return to Australia today | Sky News AustraliaMelbourne based refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi is on his way back to Australia after a Thai court ended its extradition proceedings against him. \n\nMr al-Araibi has been held in a Thai prison for more than two months after he was arrested under an Interpol red notice while entering the country for a holiday.\n\nThe 25-year-old had been sentenced to 10 years' jail in absentia by Bahrain for alleged vandalism, but he denies any involvement.\n\n\n Praise God!! I rejoice with him and his family
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Parliament network hack 'definitely' conducted by nation-state | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: UNSW’s Canberra Cyber director has told Sky News a breach of the parliamentary computing network was ‘definitely a nation-state’, with the most likely culprit to be China. \n\nNigel Phair says it’s too early to know if information was lifted during a hack, how long the perpetrators spent in the network or what they were searching for. \n\nHe says the government is dealing with ‘top end’ cybercriminals who can infiltrate a network and leave no trace that data was stolen. \n\n\n\n
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Hakeem al-Araibi to arrive in Australia today | Sky News AustraliaMelbourne based refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi is on his way back to Australia after a Thai court ended its extradition proceedings against him. \n\nMr al-Araibi has been held in a Thai prison for more than two months after he was arrested under an Interpol red notice while entering the country for a holiday.\n\nThe 25-year-old had been sentenced to 10 years' jail in absentia by Bahrain for alleged vandalism, but he denies any involvement.\n\n Hope somebody tied a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree✅ Not convinced. We haven't heard the other side of the story. The allegations that he vandalised a police station. MSM is ignoring the police report. Did anyone spot RED DOT target finder being shone on the face of Hakeem al-Araibi at airport as he returned to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped. ?
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