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How will the 'medevac' bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?

Christmas Island's council says its hospital can't handle a flood of asylum seeker transfers.

Christmas Island's council says its hospital can't handle a flood of asylum seeker transfers. Source: AAP

The bill is an opportunity to establish a clinical pathway for recognising and responding to medical need without political interference



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