Jacinda Ardern Joins Growing Wave of Kiwis Moving to Australia

It was the house inspection that set the internet ablaze. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is planning a move to Australia after she was spotted with her husband eyeing property in Sydney — frankly, she always seemed like more of a Melbourne person to me. Either way, she may feel at home: tens of thousands of Kiwis moved here in 2025 alone.

French billionaire investor Olivier Goudet has also found something to like in the Great Southern Land. After recently buying into Australia’s iconic Treasury Wine Estates, he told me during an interview in Melbourne that he’s in it for the long haul. And with the end of earnings season drawing nearer, Qantas’s chief executive told us why a new aircraft fleet will transform the carrier. — Ben Westcott, Asia Agriculture reporter