Ardern’s empathy popular in US but that doesn’t mean it’s a winner
Former NZ Labour PM Jacinda Ardern has returned to the public’s glare following the release of her memoir. But her revitalised appeal may be short-lived in these combative times.
Jacinda Ardern
Ardern’s fuzzy empathy edict won’t change politics
Arden’s empathy schtick seems to mean feeling warm and fuzzy towards people you agree with. Where is the political revolution in that?
Beware the landslide: Ardern’s lesson for victorious Albanese
Labor’s sweeping victory on Saturday mirrors Jacinda Ardern’s 2020 landslide win in New Zealand. Yet three years later she was unceremoniously dumped from power.
Wong missed Israel at UN, but held court with Iran, Palestinian Authority
Penny Wong used her attendance at a UN General Assembly meeting to push for a timeline for a Palestinian state, as well as ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, at the height of Israel’s moves to crush Hezbollah.
Why these three badly flawed failed leaders are set to haunt our PM
The failures of Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and Jacinda Ardern – three of the very worst democratic leaders in the world in the past decade – carries lessons for Anthony Albanese.
‘Move over’: NZ minister woos Aussie miners, slams Ardern’s legacy
New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones has warned against a ‘trans-Tasman virus’ targeting coal in a pitch for Australian companies, as he took aim at the ‘childlike naivety’ of Jacinda Ardern’s wellbeing budgets.
Former prime minister’s top honour
Prince William presented the damehood on Wednesday at Windsor Castle.
Ardern’s lesson: what Harris and the Democrats should learn from Jacindamania
Like Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris has enjoyed a surge in popularity after taking over from an older, unpopular leader: but like NZ’s former PM, her charisma may also camouflage a lack of any political achievement. The Democrats should take note.
Wellbeing budget on backburner
Jim Chalmers’ second ‘wellbeing framework’ will be pushed back until the next term of parliament, with Treasury dumped from overseeing the process.
New Zealand reverses offshore oil and gas ban
The ban on offshore petroleum exploration will be lifted amid fears of energy security challenges from falling production.
Labor government’s house building nothing to write home about
Anthony Albanese’s Labor government has spent $30m and not delivered a single house. It mirrors former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s poor performance on a similar plan.
PM looks weak, team divided
Issues are piling up for Mr Albanese, who is being led by the Greens
184 deportations overturned ‘this year’
More than half of matters that have come before Administrative Appeals Tribunal this year relating to Labor’s Direction 99 have been set aside, registrar Michael Hawkins has revealed.
‘Sycophantic’: Dutton launches attack on PM
Anthony Albanese said it was “absurd” to suggest Australia’s closest neighbour was behind contentious visa changes.
Tingle made ‘mistake’ on Dutton criticism: ABC
ABC managing director David Anderson wishes Laura Tingle’s comments ‘didn’t happen’ after she accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of encouraging migrants to be abused at open home inspections.
Spectre of Jacinda Ardern still haunting Albanese
Anthony Albanese was too caught-up in the glow of his election win to realise taking advice from Ardern to soften our immigration rules wouldn’t end well.
Past time for Andrew Giles to go
PM must assert authority and replace hapless Immigration Minister.
‘I’d walk down the street and people would say, Jacinda!’
Comedian Melanie Bracewell on her new stand-up show, her famous cricketing family – and going viral with her Jacinda Ardern impressions.
Ardern did one thing right – and Australia could learn from it
Jacinda Ardern left NZ with many problems but her policies on housing were mostly positive, leading to reforms that can help solve the housing crisis. Australia should follow suit.
Warm, fuzzy Ardern left NZ facing cold reality
The sheer pervasiveness of Jacinda Ardern’s failure is impressive. She was good at empathy and won vast international acclaim for her gestures. That’s it.
Ardern’s zero Covid madness comes home to roost
Ardern’s blunders mean the New Zealand economy will be burdened with the long fiscal tail of the 2020-2022 pandemic for years, if not decades, to come.
NZ’s fiscal hole leaves dire mess for Luxon to clean up
NZ’s government spent about $86bn in 2019, but this year it will be north of $140bn. Even accounting for inflation and population growth, it’s a substantial increase in government spending.
Divisive racial debate could derail NZ government
Accusations of white supremacy are flying around as new New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon attempts to unwind some of Jacinda Ardern’s co-governance infrastructure.
Anti-vaxxers stalk Jacinda Ardern’s wedding
Protesters picketed outside the former NZ leader’s wedding to Clarke Gayford at one of the country’s most elite vineyards.
Inside Jacinda Ardern’s heartwarming wedding
The lovebirds were unable to contain their excitement when they finally tied the knot after having to cancel their wedding two years ago.
Inside Jacinda Ardern’s heartwarming wedding
The lovebirds were unable to contain their excitement when they finally tied the knot after having to cancel their wedding two years ago.
After a lengthy betrothal it’s now or never for Jacinda and Clarke
Almost a year to the day after Jacinda Ardern said to her fiance ‘Let’s finally get married,’ they’re tying the knot this weekend. Finally!
Luxon will be NZ’s most pro-Australia PM ever
Christopher Luxon is accelerating NZ’s tilt back to Canberra, Washington and NATO; his message to China is democracy over dictatorship.
New political trio restores public sanity to NZ
The re-anglification of civic life is part of the ruling coalition’s plan for the restoration of sanity after the destructive experiment conducted by Jacinda Ardern.
Reversing Ardern’s policies as easy as unscrambling an egg
NZ’s new government is embarking on a complex journey to reverse a range of policies instituted by its predecessors, including those relating to Maori. It won’t be easy.
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