Silence of the Lambie: Medevac law’s final hope stays mum on plans
The government tabled legislation to repeal the laws earlier this month
The future of the so-called ‘medevac’ laws hangs by a thread — and the vote of one mercurial politician — but advocates are refusing to give up hope.
When Dr Kerryn Phelps’ legislation giving doctors greater power over the treatment of people in offshore immigration detention passed parliament in February, the then-independent MP and GP said it showed what happened when “good-hearted people work together for a good cause”.
