Coalition argues future Labor government could 'soften' rules on medevac

Comments come as Scott Morrison releases video he says is aimed at discouraging asylum seekers

The prospect of a Labor government applying new rules for medical transfers to asylum seekers who arrive in future is “no less real” than the medevac bill which passed parliament over government objections, the Coalition has argued.

The attorney general, Christian Porter, made the comments on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday as Scott Morrison released a video he says is aimed at discouraging asylum seekers overseas from attempting the voyage to Australia, but which was released overnight to News Corp Australia.

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