Senate threat to medical transfer bill puts heat on Labor

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The Morrison government is prepared to use delaying tactics in the Senate to slow or halt the passage of the divisive bill.

 

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Phelps has been there 5 minutes & is already throwing her weight around. She may be a good doctor but appears to have far to much say & influence for a fledgling & inexperienced poly. Lets see if she jumps into the playpen with Labor.

ScottMorrisonMP billshortenmp why are there 1000 people under the care off Australia on manus and Nauru needing urgent medical attention scomo the christian who is so uncharitable TimWilsonMP let’s have public meetings about this issue

How about this women work on the issues the voters elected her for and STOP grandstanding of issues having nothing to do with the electorate! While she continues along doing her own thing, she’s running her multi million dollar business in contradiction to her obligations as MP!!

once Nauru refugees get here it'd be much harder to get rid of them Too many lawyers r on refugee gravy train want a chop of gov fund So d endless appeals start Doctors wont be able to know a murky personal background like rapists or crims Nauru is d product of pesky lawyers

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