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Claude wrote these. I did not.
Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack are back for Episode 147, recorded on 5 March 2026. It's a massive week of news — a record Kiwi exodus to Australia, a leaked Liberal Party post-mortem, the Star Casino legal fallout, a landmark war in Iran, and a bumper AFL season preview. Settle in.
Record Kiwi Migration & Trans-Tasman Economics [00:00:41]
The BBC reports New Zealand citizens are leaving at record levels — over 60,000 departed in a single year, the equivalent of 180 people per day. Former PM Jacinda Ardern has joined the exodus, reportedly house-hunting on Sydney's northern beaches. Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack debate the merits of the northern beaches vs. the eastern suburbs, and the real net migration figures behind the headlines.
Net migration loss from NZ: over 30,000 in 2024 to Australia alone Long-term departures hit 101,932 in 2023 — remarkable for a nation of 5.3 million NZ GDP per capita: USD 49,000 vs. Australia's USD 69,000 New Zealand has been in negative GDP growth since December 2024, but is forecasting ~4% growth in the next financial year Australia has maintained consistent positive GDP growth post-COVID (0.8%–2.5% p.a.) The two countries are described as being at opposite ends of the economic cycle Brief discussion on Jacinda Ardern's post-Harvard career options and what Julia Gillard's post-PM trajectory looks like by comparison
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