Australian legislators have passed a landmark bill making it easier for asylum seekers, being held on remote Pacific islands, to get medical treatment in the country. <br />''<br />''<br />''This is the first time in decades the government has lost a vote on its own legislation in the lower house as the bill was passed with an opposition amendment. <br />''<br />''<br />''The bill is expected to sail through the upper Senate later this week after which it will become a law. <br />''<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Scott Morrison had strongly opposed the legislation. He said there is no form of the bill that does not weaken Australia's border protection. <br />''<br />''<br />''Under Australia's offshore detention policy, asylum seekers arriving by boat are sent to detention centres on Nauru and Papua New Guinea. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The country has long defended its policy by arguing that it stops deaths at sea and disrupts the trade of people smuggling.</span><br />