Independent senator says deal with New Zealand to resettle 450 people could have caused some to turn down US program
Lambie said she stuck by her decision to repeal the medevac legislation, arguing this gave her “leverage to get people out of offshore detention … to let them move on with their lives, after years of limbo”.On Friday the finance minister and Liberal Senate leader,“We put a priority on making sure we delivered on the deal with the US for resettlement,” he told Sky News.
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