No, Peter Dutton. Most deported Kiwis aren’t paedophiles and you’re hurting our relationship with NZ
- Written by Patrick Keyzer, Professor and Head of the La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
When the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with Scott Morrison in Melbourne last Friday, Australia’s policy of deporting New Zealand citizens on character grounds was at the top of the agenda.
Under this policy, Australia forcibly deported more than 1,000 people from 2016 to 2018, many who were Australian citizens. In 2014, when...