Deportation
Aust Lawyer says urging deportees to appeal from NZ "absurd"
An Australian lawyer who deals with deportation cases says it's absurd politicians are encouraging those awaiting deportation in detention centres to return to New Zealand. Audio
Lawyer dismisses John Key's 'appeal from NZ' suggestion
An Australian lawyer says John Key's suggestion that detainees should sign up to be deported then fight their cases from New Zealand is plain wrong. Audio
NZ can't stop Betty Colt being sent here
The Prime Minister, John Key, says there is nothing the Government can do to stop the woman at the centre of one of Austalia's most disturbing child abuse cases being sent to New Zealand. Audio
Woman at centre of child abuse cases fighting deportation
A New Zealand woman at the centre of one of Australia's worst child abuse cases is fighting to stop being deported back to a country she left as a young child. Audio
Trans-Tasman harmony 'important' - Aus PM
John Key says he made progress over the New Zealanders caught up by Australia's tough new immigration rules during his meetings with the Australian Prime Minister.
Christmas Island 'just like a prison'
Labour MP Kelvin Davis says New Zealanders being detained on Christmas Island still have no idea when they will be released. Audio
Kelvin Davis says situation dire for NZers on Christmas Island
Two days after the Australian Prime Minister promised more compassion for New Zealanders in detention, the Labour Party MP Kelvin Davis says the situation remains dire for those being held on… Audio
Kelvin Davis says situation dire for NZers on Christmas Island
The Labour Party MP Kelvin Davis says the situation for New Zealanders being held at the Christmas Island detention centre is dire. Audio
Human rights complaint over NZers' detention
A complaint is being lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission about the detention and treatment of New Zealanders in Australia. Audio
Deportations' shadow over transtasman bilateral
Australia's new prime minister arrives in New Zealand shortly for a first-up meeting with John Key under the shadow of mass deportations and detentions across the Tasman. Audio
Australian PM's diplomacy skills to be tested
Malcolm Turnbull's handling of the deportation issue while in New Zealand will be an early test of his diplomacy skills, an Australian journalist says. Audio
Anxious wait for detainees ahead of PM visit
New Zealanders being held in Australian detention centres say they want their voices heard clearly when the two country's leaders meet in Auckland. Audio
Australian PM caught in a squeeze over NZ deportations
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives in New Zealand today amid growing anger at his government's tough lithe detention and deportation of New Zealand criminals. The ABC's political… Audio
Deportees will be high on the list when Key and Turnbull meet
John Key says he will be extremely direct with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbill about the detention and deportatation of New Zealanders from Australia when they hold talks in Auckland this… Audio
Charity struggles helping deported Kiwis
A charity that helps prisoners adjust to life outside jail says it is struggling to keep up with the increase in criminals being deported from Australia.
Prisoners aid charity struggling in face of Australian influx
Australia's policy has already resulted in a massive increase in the numbers arriving back in this country. Auckland based prisoners' aid charity PARS Incorporated says it is struggling to keep up… Audio
Labour MP crosses the ditch to advocate for NZ detainees
Nearly two hundred New Zealanders are in detention centres pending a decision on deportation, and Mr Key has said about a thousand could be in line to be sent home. The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says he… Audio
Small victory for Kiwi detained on Christmas Island
A New Zealand detainee could be saved almost a year on the Christmas Island detention centre. Audio
Govt agencies getting ready to deal with criminals from Aust
The Prime Minister says Government agencies have been working behind the scenes to prepare for the deportation of criminals from Australia. Audio
How will deported criminals cope in NZ?
Government agencies have been working behind the scenes to prepare for the deportation of about 1000 New Zealanders from Australia, the Prime Minister says.