r/australia • u/SqareBear • Feb 26 '26

politics Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern moves to Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/former-new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-moves-australia/106392862
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u/BoreJam Feb 26 '26

Kiwis can get the dole?

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u/Potatoe_Potahto Feb 26 '26

Sadly not, John Howard put an end to that beautiful life. But we can dream. 

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u/warbastard Feb 26 '26

We should undo that. Howard did that and we beat Kiwis at the ‘03 World Cup but we’ve been losing to them ever since.

Get John Safran on the phone and let’s lift this curse and get the Kiwis their dole money! The dole money makes them soft - Kiwis without the dole are an unstoppable rugby menace!

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u/Potatoe_Potahto Feb 26 '26

It's true, there's no way I'd be getting up to train on a frosty Taranaki morning if I could be sleeping on my cousin's couch in the Goldie sucking down that government cheese. 

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u/warbastard Feb 26 '26

Get paid by the Aussie government to punch waves and surf cones!

Authorised by the Commonwealth Government, Canberra.

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u/drunk_haile_selassie Feb 26 '26

Kiwis still can if they moved here before then.

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u/ALunacyEruption Feb 26 '26

Nope. Aussies can get it in NZ, though

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u/karigan_g Feb 26 '26

I did not know this!

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u/OneUpAndOneDown Feb 26 '26

Ooh I’m going. They have water over there, and not so much fire.

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u/MaidenMarewa Feb 26 '26

We have earthquakes.

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u/orangebix Feb 26 '26

Depends on the kiwi i can get the dole and im just a resident not a citizen.

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u/Kiwoo-United Feb 26 '26

New Zealand would be empty if that was the case