Australian lawmakers have voted to scrap laws making it easier for refugees to get medical transfers to the country. It's thought Australia may have agreed to send refugees from offshore processing to New Zealand after a similar arrangement with the US ended. Government Senate leader Mathias Cormann denied striking a secret deal with the crucial crossbencher on the medevac repeal bill"I will not go into private conversations with crossbench senators. Labor and the Greens accused Australia's government of doing a secret deal with Lambie. "The parliament and the Australian people have a right to know what this secret deal is," the opposition's home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally said.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2019 10:52 UTC