Kindness doesn't begin at home: Jacinda Ardern's support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia's
- Written by Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
www.shutterstock.comOne of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s favourite exhortations is that we all “be kind” to one another. It’s part of the reason she and her government have won admiration around the world for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their latest income support program, however, has led many...