FULL INTERVIEW: Education Minister Simon Birmingham says Tuesday's vote on the medivac bill demonstrates Labor's Bill Shorten is 'too weak' to stand up against the left flank of his own party. On Tuesday the Coalition suffered a significant blow, losing the first significant vote on the floor of the House of Representatives since 1929, after Labor and the crossbench passed a bill to make it easier to transfer sick asylum seekers and refugees in offshore detention centres to Australia. The legislation will now head to the Senate, with Derryn Hinch's vote expected to decisive in whether it passes the upper house. Mr Birmingham told Sky News Labor should reassess its support of the bill, saying it undermines Australia’s border security. Image: News Corp Australia
