As the government pushes to repeal the medivac legislation, lawyers and doctors contradict the arguments put against it. Martin McKenzie-Murray details the desperate situation of families the bill could have helped.

Guest: Chief correspondent for The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray.

Background reading: 

No truth behind Dutton’s medivac rhetoric in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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As the government pushes to repeal the medivac legislation, lawyers and doctors contradict the arguments put against it. Martin McKenzie-Murray details the desperate situation of families the bill could have helped.Guest: Chief correspondent for The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray.Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2019/06/29/no-truth-behind-duttons-medivac-rhetoric/15617304008360">No truth behind Dutton’s medivac rhetoric</a> in The Saturday Paper<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://7ampodcast.com.au/">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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As the government pushes to repeal the medivac legislation, lawyers and doctors contradict the arguments put against it. Martin McKenzie-Murray details the desperate situation of families the bill could have helped.Guest: Chief correspondent for The S...

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