WEBVTT - A shocking three-decade criminal rampage

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<v Speaker 1>Before we begin. This episode is full of adult concepts

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<v Speaker 1>and language from the Australian. Here's what's on the front.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Claire Harvey. It's Wednesday, June five. A quarter of

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<v Speaker 1>disability workers quit in the past year, many to get

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<v Speaker 1>higher wages in aged care. That's the takeout from a

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<v Speaker 1>new report which also shows widespread fraud in the NDIS

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<v Speaker 1>where providers are using funds to obtain drugs. The Federal

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<v Speaker 1>government's Affordable Housing Agency spent more than twenty four million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars on consultants and six million on executive salaries last

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<v Speaker 1>year without building a single dwelling under the government's promise

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<v Speaker 1>to create forty thousand social and affordable houses. That's an

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<v Speaker 1>exclusive live on the Australian dot com dot a You

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<v Speaker 1>right now today, the shocking story of a New Zealand

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<v Speaker 1>born criminal who's been offending across three decades in Australia

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<v Speaker 1>and why the federal government has failed to send him

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<v Speaker 1>back home. In nineteen seventy eight, a four year old

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<v Speaker 1>boy arrived in Australia to begin a new life with

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<v Speaker 1>his family. He's Glen Taylor, born in nineteen seventy four

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<v Speaker 1>in New Zealand. He's left Australia at times over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>but has been here since two thousand. He's a New

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<v Speaker 1>Zealand citizen, not an Australian. Here's what the Administrative Appeals

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<v Speaker 1>Tribunal says about Glen Taylor.

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<v Speaker 2>The applicant has an extensive criminal history between nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 2>three and twenty twenty three, who was convicted of over

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five offenses, including common assault, contravening, apprehended domestic violence, order,

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<v Speaker 2>drug possession, assault, occasioning actual bodily harm and stalk intimidation offense.

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<v Speaker 1>He has more than thirty five convictions and has served

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<v Speaker 1>jail time for offenses including shoplifting, resisting police, carrying implements

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<v Speaker 1>for breaking into cars, assaulting police, threatening witnesses, and breaching

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<v Speaker 1>COVID rules. In two thousand and seven, while drunk, he

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<v Speaker 1>entered the house of his partner, who had an AVO

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<v Speaker 1>against him, threw a metal ash tray and screamed at her,

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<v Speaker 1>you are the reason I'm going to jail. I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to fucking kill you. I'm going to use your face

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<v Speaker 1>as a bloody dart board. She barricaded herself and the

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<v Speaker 1>children inside the bedroom and called police. Taylor bashed a

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<v Speaker 1>man on a train after he refused to hand over

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<v Speaker 1>his phone. He terrorized a neighbor, He breached more AVOs.

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<v Speaker 1>He attacked and threatened police, resisted arrest and damaged property.

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<v Speaker 1>He used ice and abused alcohol. He sent one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>messages to a woman who'd taken out an AVO against him,

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<v Speaker 1>and threatened dire consequences if she didn't withdraw the AVO.

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<v Speaker 1>In April twenty twenty three, his visa was canceled on

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<v Speaker 1>character grounds, and Taylor appealed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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<v Speaker 1>He presented evidence he'd completed a remand domestic abuse course.

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<v Speaker 1>In July twenty twenty three, Taylor was convicted of breaching

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<v Speaker 1>an apprehended domestic violence order and his visa was again rejected.

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<v Speaker 1>He went back to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, saying he

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<v Speaker 1>was sober and sorry for what he'd done. Aat Deputy

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<v Speaker 1>President Antoinette Yunes, a solicitor and psychologist who was appointed

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<v Speaker 1>by the Morrison government after serving as an advisor to

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<v Speaker 1>former Minister Michaulia Cash, heard his case. We've used a

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<v Speaker 1>voice actor to bring you her words.

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<v Speaker 2>During the hearing, The applicant accepted the seriousness of his conduct,

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<v Speaker 2>and although there were occasions where he could not recall

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<v Speaker 2>the specifics of his conduct, he nevertheless expressed remorse and

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<v Speaker 2>apologies for his conduct. The Tribunal is satisfied that the

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<v Speaker 2>applicant's apologies and expressions of remorse are genuine. The applicant

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<v Speaker 2>contended that his criminal record should be considered in light

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<v Speaker 2>of his traumatic brain injury which occurred in Australia in

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety seven.

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<v Speaker 1>That brain injury occurred when Taylor was assaulted, resulting in

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<v Speaker 1>a fractured skull. Miss Yunes accepted that he was a

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<v Speaker 1>risk to the community, that he had committed family violence offenses,

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<v Speaker 1>and that he still has two active avios against him,

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<v Speaker 1>but she accepted that he had strong ties to Australia,

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<v Speaker 1>including a sister. Although she said Taylor couldn't live with

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<v Speaker 1>her and two adult sons, he believes he has an

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<v Speaker 1>adult daughter, and Miss Yunes accepted that Taylor had nieces

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<v Speaker 1>and nephews in Australia who could benefit from a relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with him.

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<v Speaker 2>The Tribunal has satisfied that, given the lengthy period the

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<v Speaker 2>applicant has spent in Australia, and although his ties may

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<v Speaker 2>not appear to be strong, they are nevertheless ties which

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<v Speaker 2>need to be considered in the context of a person

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<v Speaker 2>who is vulnerable due to his brain injury and drug

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<v Speaker 2>and alcohol dependence. It is reasonable to suggest that it

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<v Speaker 2>is plausible that his criminal conduct, particularly the family violence,

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<v Speaker 2>adversely impacted on his relationships and the strength of those ties.

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<v Speaker 1>The tribunal said it didn't have any evidence of the

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<v Speaker 1>impact on Taylor's victims of him being allowed to stay.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commonwealth fought against Taylor at every turn in the AAT.

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<v Speaker 1>It argued he was a risk to society, he had

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<v Speaker 1>no enduring ties to family, he was in fact a

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<v Speaker 1>risk to his nieces and nephews because of his history

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<v Speaker 1>of substance abuse and violence, and that the Australian community

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<v Speaker 1>expects criminals like him to be deported. But the tribunal

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<v Speaker 1>said this and this is why Glenn Taylor's case comes

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<v Speaker 1>back to the federal government. It's all about Direction ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 1>a new policy introduced by Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, which

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<v Speaker 1>says one of the factors the AAT must consider is

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<v Speaker 1>the length and strength of an offender's ties to Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what Antoinette Yune said in her tribunal decision. The

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<v Speaker 1>Direction indicates that Australia will generally afford a higher level

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<v Speaker 1>of tolerance of criminal or other serious conduct by non

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<v Speaker 1>citizens who have lived in the Australian community for most

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<v Speaker 1>of their life or from a very young age. Direction

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<v Speaker 1>ninety nine introduced the principle that the level of tolerance

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<v Speaker 1>will rise with the length of time a non citizen

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<v Speaker 1>has spent in the Australian community, particularly in their formative years.

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<v Speaker 1>The applicant has been in Australia for most of his life,

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<v Speaker 1>including during his formative years. He's on the Disability Support pension.

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<v Speaker 1>He has a possible diagnosis of schizophrenia. He has depression

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<v Speaker 1>and anxiety.

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<v Speaker 2>Although the Tribunal acts the respondent's contentions that the applicant

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<v Speaker 2>could continue to receive commensurate treatment in New Zealand, which

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<v Speaker 2>has comparable medical services available to that of Australia, the

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<v Speaker 2>Tribunal is of the view that the brain injury presents

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<v Speaker 2>a significant impediment on the applicant's ability to settle in

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<v Speaker 2>New Zealand and navigate a different environment.

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<v Speaker 1>The Tribunal except in New Zealand had extensive health services

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<v Speaker 1>Tailor could access.

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<v Speaker 2>However, that access must be considered in the context of

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<v Speaker 2>his brain injury, which would impact his ability to understand,

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<v Speaker 2>engage and navigate new procedures. It is not far fetched

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<v Speaker 2>to suggest that the brain injury could impact his ability

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<v Speaker 2>to find employment, housing, and a support network.

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor has a father in New Zealand, but he's nearly

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<v Speaker 1>eighty and unlikely to be able to provide much help.

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<v Speaker 2>On the cumulative evidence, the Tribunal has satisfied that if

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<v Speaker 2>removed from Australia, the applicant would experience significant mental, emotional,

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<v Speaker 2>practical and financial hardships which would be difficult to overcome

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<v Speaker 2>given his significant brain injury.

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<v Speaker 1>And so Tribunal Deputy President Antoinette Yunees revoked the cancelation

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<v Speaker 1>of his visa. In other words, Glen Taylor wins. He

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<v Speaker 1>gets to stay. After the break, one of Glen Taylor's

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<v Speaker 1>victims speaks out for the first time the immigration scandaling

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<v Speaker 1>golfing the Federal government could cost Anthony Albanezi his first Minister,

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<v Speaker 1>a U We'll be back after this break. One of

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<v Speaker 1>Glen Taylor's victims, Jessica Mills, is speaking for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time to The Australian today. She was a neighbor of

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn Taylor.

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<v Speaker 3>What we went through no family should have to go through.

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<v Speaker 3>Glenn should have been deported. Why is he still here?

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<v Speaker 3>Why if they can let him in? And then there's

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<v Speaker 3>criminal charges that have been laid against them time and

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<v Speaker 3>time again. How many times did there have to be

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<v Speaker 3>laid out for them to actually be like, all right,

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<v Speaker 3>this person is not a good person in our country.

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<v Speaker 3>Like you come to God's land, you follow the rules.

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<v Speaker 1>Jessica Mills told her story to our reporters Alexi Demitriati

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<v Speaker 1>and Liam Mendez.

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<v Speaker 4>Came very clear, very quickly, and having that chatted with

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<v Speaker 4>her across two days. She's a really strong, world smart

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<v Speaker 4>and also of course brave woman. Single mum raised her

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<v Speaker 4>five relatively young kids on the Central Coast and she

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<v Speaker 4>is probably the first voice of a victim standing up

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<v Speaker 4>during this crisis, calling for change, saying enough is enough

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<v Speaker 4>or when is enough going to be enough? She is

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<v Speaker 4>one of many victims across multiple convictions and multiple years

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<v Speaker 4>of a New Zealander called Glenn Taylor. Taylor was a

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<v Speaker 4>then neighbor of her and her and her family were harassed.

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<v Speaker 4>Taylor made a threat to Jessica if she didn't drop

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<v Speaker 4>an avo. She took out against him and her property

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<v Speaker 4>was vandalized and damaged by Taylor. He was convicted for

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<v Speaker 4>those crimes in May of last year. She was keen

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<v Speaker 4>to speak out and be a voice, hopefully to enact

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<v Speaker 4>some form of change to address the system issues and

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<v Speaker 4>make a permanent difference.

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<v Speaker 1>Direction ninety nine that's the ministerial policy that has caused

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<v Speaker 1>the Albanese government so much grief. It was issued after

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<v Speaker 1>intense lobbying by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardun, who

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to prevent Kiwis, who had grown up in Australia

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<v Speaker 1>and committed crimes in Australia sent back to New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 1>Minister Andrew Giles has at various times blamed his department

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<v Speaker 1>and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for the mess saying they've

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<v Speaker 1>overemphasized the importance of an offender's ties to Australia. The

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<v Speaker 1>Minister says he never intended this to keep hardcore criminals

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<v Speaker 1>in Australia, and that in fact the direction was supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to make Australian women safer by introducing a new requirement

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<v Speaker 1>for the tribunal to consider whether an offender had committed

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<v Speaker 1>family violence crimes. But the Government has dumped Direction ninety

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<v Speaker 1>nine and now it's struggling to avoid dumping the minister himself.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks Speaker. A short time ago I spoke with New

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<v Speaker 5>Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. I spoke to him

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<v Speaker 5>about the changes our government will soon be making to

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<v Speaker 5>strengthen community safety in Australia. I conveyed to him that

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<v Speaker 5>Direction ninety nine has not been working as intended and

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<v Speaker 5>that we will be revoking Ministerial Director nine and issuing

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<v Speaker 5>a new revised direction to make sure that the protection

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<v Speaker 5>of the Australian community out was all other considerable books.

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<v Speaker 3>As the Minister concluded.

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<v Speaker 1>His answer, thanks for joining us on the front. This

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