The highs and lows of Jacinda Ardern

The highs and lows of Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern sat down with US President Joe Biden. (Image: Getty)
Bloomberg
By Ainsley Thomson New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, who resigned yesterday, became the world’s youngest female head of government in October 2017, at age 37.Since then, she became one of the most admired politicians on the planet. But after being lauded for guiding NZ through the covid-19 crisis, support for the Labour party waned and her approval rating slipped. The effort required to win a third term was not something she was prepared to take on. Here are some of Ardern’s biggest achievements and some o...

More Bloomberg

How Saudi Arabia turned back climate progress at summit
Politics

How Saudi Arabia turned back climate progress at summit

Oil giant crucial in ensuring nations were not called on to eschew fossil fuels.

Bloomberg 01 Dec 2024
Australia bracing for big wave of retirees
Policy

Australia bracing for big wave of retirees

Around 2.5 million people forecast to start drawing on super in next decade.

Bloomberg 23 Nov 2024
Bird flu threatens home of wandering albatrosses
Bloomberg

Bird flu threatens home of wandering albatrosses

Half of species' 25,000 remaining birds breed on sub-Antarctic island.

Bloomberg 17 Nov 2024
Zuckerberg wants to feed us more AI slop. No, thanks
Technology Opinion

Zuckerberg wants to feed us more AI slop. No, thanks

Meta CEO seeks to flood social feeds with machine-made content.

Bloomberg 09 Nov 2024