Jacqui Lambie accuses Scott Morrison of being intimidating, bullish during New Zealand refugee deal talks
ABCIndependent Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of being "intimidating" and "bullish" during negotiations in 2019 to resettle hundreds of refugees in New Zealand. Key points: Senator Lambie says she stayed quiet about the deal because she did not want to put it in jeopardy The deal with New Zealand will see it resettle 150 refugees from Australian offshore detention a year The Tasmanian senator says the deal took longer than she wanted but she is grateful it has been finalised Senator Lambie told Channel Nine she was told if she spoke about the deal before it was announced it would "kill it" and she was told she could face jail time if she revealed any of the details. Senator Lambie brokered the deal in exchange for her support to repeal the so-called "medevac laws", which was passed against the government's will in the last sitting week of 2018. Senator Lambie said Scott Morrison was "bullish" during talks about the deal in 2019.
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