How will the ‘medevac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?

Doctors will now have more power to decide whether asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru should come to Australia for medical treatment after the passage of a medical evacuation bill through the Senate. The Federal Government says the bill weakens Australia's border protection laws and could see more people try to come to Australia by boat. Bavithra Varathalingham who specialised in public policy explains more about this..