Australian politics live: Wednesday, December 4

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has replied to the accusation his government did a "secret deal" with independent Senator Jacqui Lambie.

Welcome to our live coverage of Australian politics.

It is the penultimate day of parliament this year. We're almost at the finish line.

The government finally got what it wanted this morning as it repealed the medevac law, thanks to Jacqui Lambie's support. You can expect the fallout from that vote to dominate much of the day.

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