bob10
28th November 2020, 09:04 PM
Little New Zealand — perhaps the only place in the world that has suffered isolation and the tyranny of distance more than Australia — has repeatedly jumped out of its comfort zone and changed direction harder, faster and for longer than Australia has done in the past half-century.
Long before Australians noticed Ardern, its leaders were deregulating the economy more radically, cutting tax rates further, standing their ground for a more independent foreign policy against the United States and against the French over their nuclear testing in the Pacific.
The way New Zealanders run their politics is different too.
How a catastrophic global pandemic has given Australia a new lens on New Zealand - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-28/what-australia-can-learn-from-new-zealand/12922956)
Long before Australians noticed Ardern, its leaders were deregulating the economy more radically, cutting tax rates further, standing their ground for a more independent foreign policy against the United States and against the French over their nuclear testing in the Pacific.
The way New Zealanders run their politics is different too.
How a catastrophic global pandemic has given Australia a new lens on New Zealand - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-28/what-australia-can-learn-from-new-zealand/12922956)