It was the kind of broadside that might be expected between bitter adversaries, not close friends and allies.“New Zealand, frankly, is tired of having Australia exporting its problems,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, as she took her country’s closest neighbour to task for cancelling the citizenship of a dual national who was arrested in Turkey over suspected links to Islamic State (Isis).Even though the 26-year-old woman hadn’t lived in New Zealand since she was six years old and had…
Tuesday 2 March 2021
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Australia and New Zealand’s ‘mateship’ tested over terror suspect, China ties


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