Evening News: Dutton rejects Ardern's call to stop 'corrosive' deportations to NZ

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Peter Dutton was quick to dismiss Jacinda Ardern's calls for Australia to rethink its approach to deporting New Zealanders.


New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's complaints about Australia deporting Kiwis have again been ignored, with Peter Dutton dismissing them before she even had the chance to raise the "corrosive" issue directly with the prime minister.

Ms Ardern is meeting with Scott Morrison in Melbourne on Friday morning. 

Ahead of the meeting the New Zealand leader said she would raise the issue of deportations, highlighting cases of Kiwis being sent back despite having lived in Australia since childhood.

Read more here via SBS. 


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