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Explainer: how will the ‘medevac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?
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Explainer: how will the ‘medevac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?

N. Procter and M. A. Kenny
The Conversation
13/02/2019
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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 provisions in place?

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