"We expect our ­political leaders to behave in a compassionate and forthright manner in those circumstances. Ardern has lived up to this expectation. "But this doesn’t inoculate her from criticism as a political leader trying to run a [government]. On many fronts, her performance has been ordinary." #QotD

"Just as premier Anna Bligh performed in an exemplary fashion during Queensland floods, and prime minister John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre and the Bali bombings, we expect our ­political leaders to behave in a compassionate and forthright manner in those circumstances. Ardern has lived up to this expectation. 

    "But this doesn’t inoculate her from criticism as a political leader trying to run a [government]. On many fronts, her performance has been ordinary." 

          ~ Judith Sloan, from her Australian article 'Remove the Halo and Ardern is Ordinary'
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