17 Feb 2021

Tensions rise between Australia and NZ over terror suspect

From Midday Report, 12:15 pm on 17 February 2021

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, are continuing to discuss the case of a New-Zealand-born dual national detained by Turkey as a terror suspect.

Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern

Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern Photo: AFP and Pool / Getty Images

The woman, reported to be 25-year-old Suhayra Aden, has lived in Australia since she was six, and travelled to Syria from there on an Australian passport.

But Australia last year revoked her citizenship - something Ms Ardern has described as an abdication of responsibility.

Māni Dunlop spoke to the ABC's political reporter, Stephen Dziedzic.