Published: January 27, 2020
Legislation change in 2001 impedes access to healthcare and welfare, and affects Māori the most, says group
A lobby group is planning legal action against Australia’s government, saying a 2001 law change was discriminatory and meant hundreds of thousands of expat New Zealanders were struggling to access healthcare, welfare and tertiary education.
David Faulkner from the lobby group Kiwis in Australia said about 250,000 New Zealanders had been affected by the legislative change, and Māori New Zealanders were disproportionately affected.
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