Jacinda Ardern tells Sydney Opera House audience politicians must rebuild trust by building financial security

Summary

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, used a talk at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday to address politicians. She warned them, 'We're making it worse, not better,' and said they were exacerbating polarisation within society and needed to do better. Her advice was that politicians should rebuild trust by building financial security.

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1. The Guardian

   1 Nov 2026, 06:53 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Jacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, told an audience at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday that politicians are exacerbating polarisation and must do better, and advised them to rebuild trust by building financial security.