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Anne Barrowclough has been at The Australian since 2014. Previous to joining The Australian she was Southeast Asia Editor for The London Times, after having worked for The Times for 15 years as feature writer, Features Editor and News Editor. She has covered geopolitics in the Southeast Asia and Pacific arenas and investigated organised crime in Europe and Africa.

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‘it has taken a lot out of me’World

NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 19: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation at the War Memorial Centre on January 19, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images)

Empty tank, empty end for ‘saint’ of left Ardern

Jacinda Ardern shocked her party and country when she revealed she was quitting, leaving New Zealand Labour to face a looming recession and a likely election defeat.

Anne Barrowclough

don’t let them eat cakeWorld

Senior woman holding piece of chocolate cake on plate

Taking cake to the office ‘as bad as passive smoking’

UK food watchdog chief warns bringing cake into work is harmful to colleagues’ health and compares the impact with being in a smoky pub.

staff writers

hateful meghan columnWorld

TWAM-20190309 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 9 MARCH 2019Jeremy Clarkson Pic : supplied

Amazon ‘set to cancel Clarkson’

Jeremy Clarkson’s two hit TV series likely to be pulled despite a grovelling apology over a column about the Duchess of Sussex.

Staff writers

exportsPolitics

The Newcastle Coal Terminal in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on Friday, May 6, 2022. A coal-mining community that has elected the same political party for more than a century could decide AustraliasÃÂ next governmentÃÂ this month in an election that hasÃÂ divided the nationÃÂ over how to battle climate change. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Chinese freeze begins to thaw on coal

China’s state-owned companies have begun reaching out to Australian coal exporters to revive trade within months.

Will Glasgow and Nick Evans

‘relentless’Life

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Princess Beatrice's cottage. Picture: Netflix

‘Fictional, lies’: royal speaks out after Harry, Meghan documentary

Another actress who joined the royal family has hit out at Harry and Meghan, praising the senior royals’ ‘bravery’ in the face of ‘brutal … criticism and undermining,’ saying they’ve always been good to her.

Anne Barrowclough

election chaosWorld

SUVA, FIJI - DECEMBER 14: Fiji First Party leader Bainimarama Josaia Voreqe after he cast his vote on December 14, 2022 in Suva, Fiji. Fiji's general election will be held on December 14, and will hold interest for nations across the South Pacific at a time of rising tensions over China's influence in the region. (Photo by Pita Simpson/Getty

Defeated Fiji PM calls in military

Frank Bainimarama cites unsubstantiated reports of ethnic violence as kingmaker party reconsiders decision to side with his rivals.

Anne Barrowclough

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LIVE: POLITICS NOWPolitics

POOL IMAGE: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during a press conference following a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Penny Wong is meeting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing for the first talks between ministers in China in four years. Picture: AAP Image/Lukas Coch via NCA Newswire - NO ARCHIVING

Wong stands with women of Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has posted her support for women in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a ban on women attending university in Afghanistan.

Georgia Clelland

old interviewNZ

Britain's Prince Harry (C) and his wife Meghan (R), the Duchess of Sussex, meet with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (L) during a visit to Government House in Wellington on October 28, 2018. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / POOL / AFP)

Ardern ‘found out Tuesday’ about Sussexes’ Netflix doco

The NZ PM says Harry and Meghan never approached her over her appearance in their latest Netflix show, confirms featured interview was filmed in 2019 for someone else.

Anne Barrowclough

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LIVE: POLITICS NOWPolitics

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets China's President Xi Jinping in a bilateral meeting during the 2022 G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Australia of ‘great importance’ to China: Xi

The Chinese leader sees Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s trip to Beijing as an opportunity to re-establish a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’.

Will Glasgow

move to smoke-freeNZ

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 13: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a New Zealand Black Ferns 'Thank You Aotearoa' Tour Parliamentary Reception at Parliament House on December 13, 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/Getty Images)

NZ slaps lifetime smoking ban on entire generation

NZ bans the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1 2009, a major step toward its goal of becoming smoke free by 2025.

Anne Barrowclough

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