Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. File photo: AFP
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. File photo: AFP

Australia and New Zealand’s ‘mateship’ tested over terror suspect, China ties

  • Ardern’s spat with Morrison has exposed cracks in the trans-Tasman relationship, including over a dual national Isis suspect and each other’s ties to China
  • Experts say the fault lines reveal the traditionally close relationship cannot be taken for granted amid ‘challenges to the international order’

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. File photo: AFP
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. File photo: AFP
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