22 Apr 2021

NZ/OZ relations under the spotlight

From Afternoons, 1:13 pm on 22 April 2021

Australia's foreign minister and International Development minister are in town today, the first Australian political visitors since Trans-Tasman quarantine free travel opened up.

The trip also comes against at backdrop of concerns about our foreign minister's criticism of pressure by the five eyes spy alliance on China.

Victoria University's Strategic Studies Professor Robert Ayson talks to Jesse about the state of the trans-Tasman relationship.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne,

Photo: RNZ / AFP