Senior Australian MP calls NZ deportation scheme 'taking the trash out' in 'upsetting' news report 10 Mar, 2021 08:42 PM 5 minutes to read 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?"