Larry Williams Drive

I don’t think any of us should be getting excited about the possibility that Australia’s developed a conscience about deporting violent criminal 501s our way. That’s obviously not happened. The clue was in the first thing that came out of Anthony Albanese’s mouth today on the subject of deportees. He held a press conference in Canberra after meeting Chris Hipkins for the first time in his role as our new Prime Minister. And Albo was asked about the 501s and Australia’s new “softened” stance on deportations to New Zealand. And the first thing out of his mouth was: “We retain section 501 deportations, the capacity to cancel visas and remove people who pose a risk to the community”  That is a message for Albo’s voters. That is what Albo wants Australians to hear, that is his priority. And that’s why I doubt very much that they’re going to stop sending the violent thugs that we think they should keep. Sure on paper, they’ve changed their position slightly. Albo now expects his officials to give more consideration