00:00Facing an uncertain future together.
00:05Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon want to refashion a long-standing alliance.
00:12Ours is more than a bond of old affection, it is a partnership driven by a new determination.
00:19We are working hand in hand with Australia and it's more important that we do so than ever before.
00:24But a persistent bilateral resentment is back on the agenda.
00:29How do you justify contributing to New Zealand's crime and gang problem with what are effectively Aussie grown criminals?
00:37New Zealand's unhappy Australia has reversed course and once again toughened deportation laws,
00:44which could see more Kiwis who commit crimes here sent across the ditch.
00:49Mr Albanese holding firm, saying both countries have agreed to disagree.
00:54Whilst we have a common purpose we don't have a uniform position, but we respect each other's position.
01:02The deportations dispute is a real irritant in the relationship, but it's not going to seriously disrupt it.
01:08Both countries are instinctively drawing much more closer together as the strategic environment worsens.
01:15Like Australia, New Zealand is horrified by Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
01:19anxious about China's growing military power and determined to stop Beijing from getting a military foothold in the Pacific.
01:28And while New Zealand's military might not be in great shape, Mr Luxon is promising to make new investments.
01:36We want to be fully interoperable with Australia's defence forces, we want to be a force multiplier for Australia.
01:42There are enormous benefits to gain, just inefficiencies.
01:46Closing ranks as the horizon darkens.
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