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.
Prince William presented the damehood on Wednesday at Windsor Castle.
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.
Jim Chalmers’ second ‘wellbeing framework’ will be pushed back until the next term of parliament, with Treasury dumped from overseeing the process.
The ban on offshore petroleum exploration will be lifted amid fears of energy security challenges from falling production.
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.
Issues are piling up for Mr Albanese, who is being led by the Greens
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.
Anthony Albanese said it was “absurd” to suggest Australia’s closest neighbour was behind contentious visa changes.
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.
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.
PM must assert authority and replace hapless Immigration Minister.
Comedian Melanie Bracewell on her new stand-up show, her famous cricketing family – and going viral with her Jacinda Ardern impressions.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
Protesters picketed outside the former NZ leader’s wedding to Clarke Gayford at one of the country’s most elite vineyards.
The lovebirds were unable to contain their excitement when they finally tied the knot after having to cancel their wedding two years ago.
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