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Tuckey questions refugees' health checks

Outspoken federal Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey has switched his line of attack on the government's border security policies by suggesting there are insufficient qualified people on Christmas Island to conduct health checks on detained asylum seekers. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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