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Key to raise detention and deportation with Turnbull

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Publish Date
Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 9:10AM
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Key to raise detention and deportation with Turnbull

Author
NZME,
Publish Date
Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 9:10AM

John Key says a tough policy that has seen Kiwis housed in Australian detention centres will "dominate" his talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull this week.

LISTEN: John Key speaks to the Mike Hosking Breakfast

Mr Turnbull and a delegation will arrive in Auckland on Friday afternoon, ahead of his bilateral meeting with Mr Key on Saturday.

An Australian policy, introduced late last year, has seen the detention and deportation of non-Australians who have incurred a prison sentence of a year or more.

Mr Key said the policy would dominate the discussions this week.

But he rejected the claim New Zealand had been "soft" on Australia so far.

"We need to negotiate with these guys, not put them in an arm-lock.

"Our argument has been there should be a carve out for New Zealand in some form. The point here is that there is a special relationship between New Zealand and Australia and we are Anzac brothers. We get a better deal, frankly."

He said Mr Turnbull was a "moderate guy" and they would have "good conversations" about the issue.

"That's going to dominate the weekend, that's the reality of what the press are going to ask," Mr Key said.

Mr Key also said he did not need Labour to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership but it would be "great" if the party did.

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