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News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore View Online   |   Forward February 19, 2019 People of 'bad character' can enter Australia due to medivac bill: Dutton Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says some of the asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru rejected by the US 'could be eligible' to come to Australia after the medivac bill passed parliament. Christmas Island is a 'clever' loophole: Kenny Sky News host Chris Kenny says if politicians who supported the medivac bill wanted to haul people to Australia for medical treatment and not Christmas Island, they should've ruled it out in the amendments. Outrage over sick asylum seekers being sent to Christmas Island The Greens and Independent MPs have reacted furiously to revelations that sick refugees offshore will be sent to Christmas Island, not mainland Australia. Tasmania gets its first electricity market competitor Tasmanians will be given a choice of electricity providers for the first time, with the introduction of a new competitor in the market. UK Labour rocked as seven MPs resign over Brexit Seven British UK MPs have resigned from the Labour party over leader Jeremy Corbyn's handling of Brexit and antisemitism accusations. Territorians pause for 77th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin Darwin has paused to remember the 77th anniversary of the first wartime attack on Australian soil. Human error played role in Hakeem al-Alraibi's arrest: ABF The Australian Border Force has admitted a breakdown in processes played a part in the arrest of Melbourne refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibii. Several bushfires continue to burn across northern NSW Firefighters are continuing to try and extinguish several bushfires burning across Northern New South Wales. Coles comes under fire for milk prices Australian supermarket giants are at odds after Woolworths announced an increase in milk prices to help struggling dairy farmers, while Coles has not followed suit. Mathias Cormann 'genuinely thought' he paid for free flights Finance Minister Mathias Cormann 'genuinely thought' he had paid for a family holiday booked with a company that had won a government contract. AWU raid saga can't be cleared without ministers' resignations: O'Connor Shadow Employment Minister Brendan O'Connor says the tip-off about 2017 raids on Australian Workers' Union offices was a 'conspiracy amongst ministerial officers to go after the federal Opposition.' Labor will maintain a 'ring of steel' around border security: Labor senator Labor senator Jenny McAllister says Labor will maintain a 'ring of steel' on border security if it wins the next election. Photo evidence could solve 2010 Pike River mine disaster A photo has emerged of potentially vital evidence into what sparked the 2010 Pike River mine disaster. Woodside boss lauds 'excellent' full year results FULL INTERVIEW: Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman says surging oil prices is one of the key reasons why its full-time after tax profit has exceeding market expectations. Actor Yul Brynner inspired Australian anti-smoking advertising campaigns In a posthumous ad in which he tells viewers not to smoke, actor Yul Brynner inspired organisations in Australia to advertise against the tobacco companies. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe