Do the crime = do the time. means simply that once the time is done and any reparations to victims made, that should be the end of the punishment.
but Morrison/Dutton wanted to get rid of people... they wanted to reduce the population, perhaps hoping that all they removed from Aus were Lab voters (I wonder if they asked them who they voted for )
it was brutish, bullying policy designed to intimidate people. Good that its now been now adapted after consulting and carefully considering the NZ views on the matter. Common decency and common sense now prevail over idiotology imo.
I've had several friends who had come to live in Aus from NZ and several Aussies who moved to NZ. I share their love for both countries.
but people who have never lived in NZ should not be arbitrarily sent anywhere. If they've lived in Aus since childhood they've grown up sharing Aus values. I've worked in NSW prisons and I can tell you there are enough mugs born in Aus without freaking out about Kiwis.
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