17 Feb 2021

Isis bride sparks trans-Tasman spat, rape alleged

From Nine To Noon, 9:55 am on 17 February 2021

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the row between Australia and New Zealand over the fate of a young woman who left Melbourne to join Islamic State and has now been detained. A young Parliamentary staffer has described being raped at Parliament House, and then coming under pressure to keep it quiet. Covid-leaks from hotel quarantine has the state of Victoria considering purpose-built facilities.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison attend the signing of the Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement at Admiralty House in Sydney on February 28, 2020.

File photo of Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison meeting in February 2020. Photo: BIANCA DE MARCHI / POOL / AFP