Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia and New Zealand have agreed to disagree over the fraught issue of criminal deportations after sitting down with Christopher Luxon for high level talks today in Canberra.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia and New Zealand have agreed to disagree over the fraught issue of criminal deportations of NZ citizens after sitting down with Christopher Luxon for high level talks today in Canberra.
Mr Albanese acknowledged New Zealand's anxieties after being pressed on the issue during a press conference after the meeting. Mr Albanese said the government would still take a "common-sense" approach, and wouldn't ignore the weight of connections to Australia when weighing up deportations — but also stressed that community safety was now the number one issue for Australian officials.
"But it also continues to apply common sense. A common sense approach. It is all we try to bring to this and that is understood."
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