Explainer: how will the 'medevac' bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?
- Written by Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now passed amendments to the Migration Act 1958 that allow for the medical evacuation of asylum-seekers from Manus Island and Nauru. These amendments are also known as the medevac bill.
So, how will the situation for asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island and Nauru change with the...
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