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GPs have slammed the government's repeal of medevac laws, saying it will increase the risk of further deaths and compromise patient care.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners refugee health network chair, Kate Walker, said the heads of 12 prominent medical colleges are united in their support for medevac for "good reason".

Without medevac, the government must take urgent action to ensure patient safety. They must be transparent in their processes and accept medical advice. Australia has a duty of care for those most vulnerable who remain offshore. Border protection is important but so is our duty of care to the health and safety of those in offshore detention.

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Greens senator Richard Di Natale has welcomed news that Behrouz Boochani has applied for asylum in New Zealand. We've known for some time that this was likely.

Breaking: Behrouz Boochani has applied for asylum in New Zealand, @jacksonw____ understands. He has the exclusive story on Sky now.

We wish him all the best, we hope that he's able to put this trauma behind him. Most people don't.

On behalf of the many decent Australians, we are so sorry for what Behrouz has had to endure.