PM responds after NZ insinuates Aussies are 'stupid'
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
00:19simple and clear and use English.
00:26Because 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
00:42and Ardern before him.
00:44Look, we're great friends and we're great mates.
00:49Sometimes 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
00:57Prime Minister Chris Luxon insinuated Australians are stupid in a joke in Parliament.
00:58The correspondence was being directed to an Australian minister overseas.
00:59And what I'd say to you in my dealings with Australians, it always pays to be incredibly
01:00simple and clear and use English.
01:01Because we both speak English, sometimes we need interpreters with the Kiwi accent.
01:02From time to time, things can be missed between us, and that was the case with PM Hipkins
01:03and Ardern before him.
01:04Look, we're great friends and we're great mates.
01:05Sometimes though, we do speak a different language.
01:06And that's when we both think we're speaking English.
01:07And what I'd say to you in my dealings with Australians, it always pays to be incredibly
01:08simple and clear and use English.
01:09Because we both speak a different language.