Permanent residents can vote in New Zealand. So why not here?
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Trans Tasman Migration
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Trans Tasman Migration appears to be on the rise, is it worth it? Here are current news articles on this issue.
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Back in 1901, it was said there were 1200 reasons for New Zealand not to join the Commonwealth of Australia, as that’s how many miles of ocean separate the two countries.
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Professor Grant Duncan, of Massey University's School of People, Environment and Planning, wrote in the Australian academic website The Conversation that expat Kiwis faced social exclusion.
"On the ancient principle of 'no taxation without representation' it is unfair that - as taxpayers in Australia - they have no right to vote on the government they pay for, and no political clout to influence Australian social policy," he wrote.
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A bid for greater economic rights for the hundreds of thousands of New Zealand citizens living in Australia has fallen on deaf ears in Canberra despite the leaders of the two countries describing each other as brothers.
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New Zealand net migration rose in August, continuing the trend for every month this year, as the number of people moving to Australia continued to decline as many saw better prospects - New Zealand Herald...
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Genuine confusion exists about the number of New Zealanders in Australia.
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Prime Minister John Key has come under heavy fire for his acceptance of Australia's right to discriminate against New Zealanders living in Australia.
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New Zealanders might be family to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and he might admire their have-a-go nature, but his Government is unlikely to remove discrimination against expatriate Kiwis.
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Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.
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