Karen Andrews says Labor bowing to Jacinda Ardern's 'demands' and making tweaks to Section 501 of the Migration Act would be a 'worrying sign'.
Shadow home affairs minister Karen Andrews has raised concerns the Albanese government will"capitulate" to the demands of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and tweak Australia's migration laws.
"I'm concerned about the comment that it may well be tweaked. And quite frankly, if Labor is going to capitulate to the demands of Jacinda Ardern to keep foreign criminals in Australia, it would be a very worrying sign," she said. "And I would be very concerned if Labor did anything to water down the strong position that the Coalition took in government."
"New Zealand, of course, deports individuals who have been in New Zealand for a short time and who have acted outside our expectations for anyone who chooses or wishes to stay as a resident," Ms Ardern said after meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. "If they are a citizen of another nation and they have committed a crime in Australia, I firmly believe that they should be deported.
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