New Zealand's prime minister says she will use talks with Mr Albanese to address deportations, climate change and regional security issues. NewZealand Deportation
New Zealand is eyeing an improved relationship with Australia after the election of Anthony Albanese.
Ms Ardern says she is also open to discussing the Uluru Statement if New Zealand's experiences with Indigenous affairs can be helpful."I had the pleasure of speaking with Anthony Albanese on his way to give his speech to supporters. He dropped me a line which I thought was incredibly generous given his timetable," Ms Ardern said.
Australia deports hundreds of people to New Zealand annually using a power under section 501 in the Migration Act, which can allow the immigration minister to evict on the basis of character, rather than criminal convictions.New Zealand sees those deportees — who also may not have familial or community links in Aotearoa — as an abrogation of the trans-Tasman friendship.
"Jacinda Ardern ... is an outstanding prime minister and I'm sure that we would have a very warm and cordial relationship." Labor's rise to power in Australia means the centre-left is in government on both sides of the Tasman. "That was one of the three platforms - gender, integrity and climate ... of the so-called teal candidates," she told Radio NZ.
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