New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has weighed in on the sausage sizzle saga to lightly grill Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the topic.
Ms Ardern raised the issue last night when she met Mr Morrison at the East Asia Summit in Singapore, The Daily Telegraph reported.
‘I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a few phone calls,’ she said at the time.
Ms Ardern (left) raised the issue last night when she met Mr Morrison (right) at the East Asia Summit in Singapore, The Daily Telegraph reported
It is the first time Ms Ardern has met the new Australian Prime Minister, and the meeting seems to have strengthened ties to say the least
‘Onions on top or underneath, however you like it,’ Scott Morrison wholeheartedly agreed with Jacinta Ardern in good humour
‘I think we should make a commitment, a joint commitment, that on our watches the Bunnings sausage sizzle should continue.’
It is the first time Ms Ardern has met the new Australian Prime Minister, and the meeting seems to have strengthened ties to say the least.
‘Onions on top or underneath, however you like it,’ Mr Morrison wholeheartedly agreed in good humour.
The comment comes after Bunnings announced barbecues hosted outside its stores must now serve onions under the sausage.
The controversial call from the hardware giant was made after a farmer slipped on a caramelised onion while entering a store in Queensland.
Trevor, who cannot reveal his last name, was going into the Gympie store to buy a whipper snipper when he fell.
Lighthearted conversation aside, Ms Ardern admitted she was unable to touch on the issue of resettling refugees from Nauru because of the constrained time limit of the meeting.
Ms Ardern did indicate the matter would not be forgotten and that it would potentially be raised when she met the Prime Minister in the coming weeks.
Lighthearted conversation aside, Ms Ardern admitted she was unable to touch on the issue of resettling refugees from Nauru because of the constrained time limit of the meeting
New Zealand has offered to resettle at least 150 refugees from Nauru: about 30 asylum seeker children remain on the remote Pacific island
‘There are a number of other issues that I will use the margins of other meetings to canvas with the prime minister.’
New Zealand has offered to resettle at least 150 refugees from Nauru: about 30 asylum seeker children remain on the remote Pacific island.
For a brief moment, Mr Morrison indicated he might be open to the idea but quickly walked back on the matter.
Fears remain that refugees will use the pathway as a ‘back door’ to enter Australia.
Ms Ardern did take the opportunity to restate concerns about Australia’s hardline policy on deporting New Zealander criminals.
New Zealand has made clear it is not a big supporter of the push, and Ms Ardern has urged Australia to only deport criminals who have kept ties to the country.