Senior Australian MP calls NZ deportation scheme taking the trash out in upsetting news report
10 Mar, 2021 08:42 PM
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An Australian report into 501 deportees. Video / 9 News
An Australian news network has been criticised after it was invited on to the tarmac to see Kiwis being deported and quoted a senior Australian government minister describing the New Zealanders as trash .
An advocate for the returnees said the report was inaccurate and could make life harder for those arriving in New Zealand, many of whom have minor convictions.
9 News was given the extraordinary access by Australia s Border Force, with journalist Jordan Fabris thrusting a microphone in front of a woman being deported and asking: Our country doesn t want you, are you excited to go home?
Turia was on bail awaiting sentencing in the Manukau District Court, scheduled for March 26. The charges he faced in that court included committing burglary with a weapon and preparing to commit a crime in a public place,
Stuff understands. He had another hearing set down from March 18 in the Papakura District Court for another matter. Turia was a ‘501’ deportee, sent to New Zealand from Australia in 2017 under the controversial section 501 of the Australian Migration Act.
Do you know more? Email george.block@stuff.co.nz Under this law, New Zealanders – who have automatic Australian residence – can be deported if they fail to meet character requirements, for example by committing a crime or associating with people suspected of engaging in criminal conduct.