When Farrar flagged becoming a state of Australia, had Judith whispered in his ear?
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When Farrar flagged becoming a state of Australia, had Judith whispered in his ear?
Defence Minister Judith Collins says New Zealand will still “make our own sovereign decisions” over Defence Force personnel engagements as it works with Australia on “an increasingly integrated, combat capable Anzac force by 2035”.
A statement issued alongside Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks of a future where the two countries are “force multipliers for each other and combine our military forces in defence of our sovereignty, shared interests, and common values, and territory”.
Speaking to the Herald after its release, Collins said New Zealand will still be in charge of its own people, even if they are working hand-in-hand with our partner across the Tasman.
“We’ll make our own sovereign decisions. These are our people in our uniforms,” she said.
“They’re very much under the New Zealand control in terms of, if the Australians were doing something we weren’t happy with, we’ll pull our people out. They’ll do the same.”
NZME
She is wanting to have it all ways.
The announcement is that we will slavishly follow Australia into any Pacific Blunder because we get to borrow some of their cool toys WHILE going on and on and on about how this won’t impact our sovereignty.
Really?
This is how China sees it…
…I’ll see your Judith Collins and raise you a Helen Clark…
…that sound you hear is David Lange rolling in his grave as NZs Independent Foreign Policy is strangled by this Government.
They will be gone soon judeath has a cushy job before she retires. She’s looking like shit at the moment she has too much power and is damaging our international reputation. She will sell anything for a price she’s sorted. I’m looking forward to seeing her gone she’s been feeding out of the trough for a long time same with fat boy brown Lee he needs to go too he sucks.
RNZ’s interview with Judith on this was quite telling.
Ingrid: “But there’s a difference between relying on each other and becoming… part of each other?”
Judith: “Well the fact is we’ve been very much part of each other for many many years.”