Someone forgot to do the paperwork, so Australia is entitled to kick out whomever it likes.
Matthew Hooton discusses his latest column on NBR Radio and on demand on MyNBR Radio.
At first blush, who cares if some Kiwi criminals are locked up on Christmas Island or deported from Australia altogether? If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. But the situation is just the latest divergence between Australia and New Zealand that risks costing us greatly.