PM responds after NZ insinuates Aussies are 'stupid'

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Tasman translation trouble? PM Anthony Albanese has responded after NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon insinuated Australians are 'stupid' in a joke in parliament.

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00:00Tasman Translation Trouble, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded after New Zealand

00:06Prime Minister Chris Luxon insinuated Australians are stupid in a joke in Parliament.

00:11The correspondence was being directed to an Australian minister overseas.

00:16And what I'd say to you in my dealings with Australians, it always pays to be incredibly

00:20simple and clear and use English.

00:22What do you think about Australians?

00:26Whilst we both speak English, sometimes we need interpreters with the Kiwi accent.

00:33From time to time things can be missed between us and that was the case with PM Hipkins and

00:42Ardern before him.

00:45We're great friends and we're great mates, sometimes though we do speak a different language

00:52and that's when we both think we're speaking English.

00:56Tasman Translation Trouble, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded after New Zealand

00:58Prime Minister Chris Luxon insinuated Australians are stupid in a joke in Parliament.

01:00The correspondence was being directed to an Australian minister overseas.

01:02And what I'd say to you in my dealings with Australians, it always pays to be incredibly

01:04simple and clear and use English.

01:06From time to time things can be missed between us and that was the case with PM Hipkins and

01:08Ardern before him.

01:10We're great friends and we do speak a different language and that's when we both think we're

01:12speaking English.

01:14Tasman Translation Trouble, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded after New Zealand

01:16Prime Minister Chris Luxon insinuated Australians are stupid in a joke in Parliament.

01:18From time to time things can be missed between us and that was the case with PM Hipkins

01:20and Ardern before him.

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