Phelps gives tacit support for refugee resettlement in New Zealand as margin between candidates drops to less than 900 votes
The incoming member for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps says the Morrison government should run a full term unless there are “exceptional circumstances” – and she has nominated getting children off Nauru as “the first order of business”.
While giving the government breathing room as the ongoing count in Wentworth on Sunday morning shows the Liberal Dave Sharma clawing back significantly in the contest, with the gap narrowing to 884 votes, Phelps signalled she wanted quick action about the escalating humanitarian crisis on Nauru.
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