Even we were surprised at the levels of mental ill-health years after being released into the community.
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Now that medevac has been repealed, people will once again rely on ministerial discretion for a medical transfer.
Dutton continues to insist the government could be compelled under the medevac legislation to transfer criminals, although the legislation gives the minister power to veto people on security grounds.
The Australian government had and has the power to do things necessary to establish and maintain its immigration detention facility on Manus Island, despite detention violating PNG law.
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