'Rogue nation': anger in New Zealand after Australia deports teenager

Jacinda Ardern under pressure to respond to Australian home affairs minister’s latest instance of ‘taking the trash out’

Pressure is mounting within New Zealand for the government to condemn Australia as a “rogue nation” in breach of human rights following the deportation of a 15-year-old boy.

The minor was sent to New Zealand under the controversial 501 policy by which the Australian government has been deporting non-citizens determined to have a “substantial criminal record” under a character test within the Australian Migration Act.

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Source: The Guardian