Medivac bill to become law...

News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore View Online   |   Forward February 13, 2019 Medivac bill to become law The Senate has passed the Medivac bill 36-34, ensuring that it will soon become law. We can have strong national borders without losing our soul: Albanese Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese says Australia is a 'good enough country' to protect its borders and allow medical treatment for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. Huawei warns NZ 'will lose' if it blocks 5G infrastructure Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has launched a rugby-focused advertising blitz in New Zealand in the hopes of overturning its ban from a large infrastructure project. Katter willing to extend sitting hours in exchange for bank reform Independent MP Bob Katter says he is willing to extend parliament's sitting hours if he can secure 'substantial' reform to the banking and financial sectors prior to the next election. 'Structures destroyed' in NSW blazes Authorities have confirmed a 'number of structures' have been destroyed as bushfires burn near Tingha and Tabulam in northern NSW. PM approves reopening of Christmas Island detention facilities Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the government will reopen Christmas Island detention facilities based on recommendations from security agencies. Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman found guilty Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been found guilty on all 10 charges laid against him at a federal court in New York. Heatwave 10C above average sweeps across Qld Temperatures in parts of Queensland are tipped to soar above 40 degrees Celsius as a heatwave enters its fifth day. Some towns have topped upwards of 10 degrees above the February average. Calls for investigation into Hakeem Al-Araibi Interpol 'red notice' Politicians are calling for an investigation into an Interpol 'red notice' that led to the arrest of refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi in Thailand. Senator Arthur Sinodinos returns to politics after cancer Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos has returned to parliament this week following his battle with cancer. Govt is playing with fire over border security: Marles Shadow Defence minister Richard Marles says there is bipartisan support for offshore processing, despite what the government claims Parliament to debate stripping citizenship of dual national terrorists The next national security battle lines have been drawn with parliament set to reassess laws governing dual citizenship. IS terrorist confesses plan to blow up Australian plane A packed domestic flight in Australia may have been the target for an Islamic State terror plot, with plans to blow up a plane in 2017. Global stocks rise amid US-China trade talks Global stocks have risen as Wall Street investors look to US-Chinese trade talks to resolve seven-months of trade turbulence and uncertainty between the two nations. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe