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Major Australian arts festival cancelled after mass boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

Adelaide Writers’ Week saw more than 180 speakers pull out after Randa Abdel-Fattah was barred following Bondi Beach attack

The Independent UK

Major arts festival in doubt after Jacinda Ardern joins mass boycott over axing of Palestinian writer

More than 70 prominent figures are boycotting the Adelaide Festival for dropping Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah in the wake of the Bondi attack

The Independent UK

Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues

Ructions within festival board over Palestinian-Australian academic’s inclusion began in October, email reveals

The Guardian - AU

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Jacinda Ardern steps in to rescue project saving mothers during childbirth in wake of Trump’s aid cuts

Aid workers describe the move by New Zealand’s former prime minister as ‘a moment of believing that there was going to be light at the end of the tunnel’

The Independent UK

The best memoirs and biographies of 2025

Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once

Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defences

The Guardian - UK

An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be

Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

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Unlike Australia, NZ centre-right sticks with net zero

Chris Luxon's coalition government has been savagely criticised by advocates for its climate policy shifts, but the prime minister remains a net zero fan.

AAP

Afternoon Update: net zero divide heaps pressure on Ley; rugby league concussion furore; and the teen who escaped the manosphere

Opposition leader urged to call special Liberal party room meeting this week

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ATO’s $42m debt collector contracts; teacher shortages bite; inside the nitazenes threat

ATO reliance on private debt collector revealed; remote and disadvantaged schools suffering teacher shortages; death toll rising from nitazenes drug use

The Guardian - AU

Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclass

There’s a telling moment in the documentary film Prime Minister when Jacinda Ardern reflects on her rapid rise from Labour leader to prime minister, saying she had “no time to redesign myself […] I could only be myself”.

The Conversation

George and Amal Clooney host star-studded awards to honour ‘brave’ campaigners

Hollywood luminaries, including Meryl Streep and Dame Emma Thompson, graced George Clooney’s London awards ceremony on Friday.

The Independent UK

What to Stream: Taylor Swift, Matthew McConaughey, Jacinda Ardern, Glen Powell and Ghost of Yotei

Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and Matthew McConaughey playing the real-life bus driver who saved elementary school students during California’s deadliest wildfire are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

The Independent UK

PM flies into friendlier territory with like minds

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has swapped the US for the UK, landing in London for a conference of global progressive leaders.

AAP

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The Guardian - AU

Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme

Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tripled

The Conversation

In her new children’s book, Jacinda Ardern explores working ‘mum guilt’ through her daughter’s eyes

Jacinda Ardern’s second book released within four months, following her memoir, is a simple children’s story. Its title – Mum’s Busy Work – appears to still hold true, then, despite her no longer being prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

It’s still a struggle for women to reach the top

Letter: Women continue to face unnecessary additional challenges throughout their careers, whether in business or politics, says Prof Geeta Nargund

The Guardian - UK

Remember when having women in power was supposed to change everything?

The careers of Sturgeon, Merkel and Ardern show how foolish it is to idealise leaders just for being women, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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'Transvestigations': Fake investigations claim famous women like Brigitte Macron were born male

Public female figures, such as former US First Lady Michelle Obama and New Zealand's former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have also been accused of being assigned male at birth. Researchers say these fake theories are fuelled by "transvestigations".

Evening Standard

From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried?

Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others

Evening Standard

OPINION - Crying in the Commons? Let's not make a habit of it

It is at times like this – with Rachel Reeves visibly crying in the Commons – that we must be thankful that Jacinda Ardern, former New Zealand PM, who dedicated her recent memoir to “the criers, worriers and huggers” is absent from our politics. Had Jacinda been on the scene…

The Guardian - AU

Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed

Coalition government loosened requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa in bid to boost flagging economy

Evening Standard

A Different Kind of Power review: This political memoir is merely a warm embrace

It seems a pity that the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey nabbed the title, Why I Care, for his recent memoir, because it would have been just the thing for Jacinda Ardern’s, which is about this very subject. Instead she makes do with A Different Kind of Power — and…

The Conversation

As Luxon heads to China, his government’s pivot toward the US is a stumbling block

Ahead of his first visit to China, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been at pains to present meetings with Chinese premier Xi Jinping and other leaders as advancing New Zealand’s best interests.

International Business Times UK

145K British Women Start Companies Each Year — But 59% Still Face Investor Bias. Here's How to Outsmart It

Over 145,000 UK women launched businesses in 2024, but most still face investor bias. Only 2% of equity funding goes to women-led startups, despite their strong performance. Support networks and dedicated funds are helping push for change.

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