We don't need to revisit the injustice of Australia's 501 deportation policy - and how destructive it's been on this side of the Tasman. It all began when John Key was Prime Minister, he tried to fight it, saying it goes against the "Anzac bond and Anzac spirit". The problem for us is that the Australian public really likes the 501 policy. A Prime Minister who was seen to be dialling back on that would be seen as 'soft on crime'. Now, Jacinda Ardern has called the 501 policy 'corrosive' in the past - most of us would agree with that.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 08, 2022 04:45 UTC