The good and the great of Melbourne packed in to the town hall on Thursday evening to hear the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, speak on the topic of why good government matters. To begin with, Jacinda Ardern could be the prime minister of southern Australasia, leading the peoples of Victoria, NSW and New Zealand. The Observer view on Jacinda Ardern setting a global standard in leadership | Observer editorial Read moreIf only it was that simple. For eight years he guided his country through the tribulations of the GFC and two major earthquakes while also implementing major tax policy reform and introducing an emissions trading scheme. In more recent times it seems that for every policy success achieved by New Zealand, Australia has suffered an equal and opposite failure.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2019 01:50 UTC