NZ critical of Australia's deportation law

By Matt Coughlan
Updated August 19 2019 - 1:53pm, first published 1:49pm
Proposed laws to help deport foreign criminals could ensnare people for minor offences, lawyers say.
Proposed laws to help deport foreign criminals could ensnare people for minor offences, lawyers say.

New Zealand's high commissioner has urged Australia to consider giving Kiwis exemptions from tougher deportation laws, which continue to damage relations between the close neighbours.

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