{"id":52017,"date":"2023-01-20T11:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/20\/jacinda-ardern-alerted-australia-pm-anthony-albanese-of-resignation-before-public-announcement"},"modified":"2023-01-20T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:41:19","slug":"hes-become-a-friend-jacinda-ardern-alerted-australian-pm-albanese-of-resignation-before-public-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=52017","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s become a friend\u2019: Jacinda Ardern alerted Australian PM Albanese of resignation before public announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retiring New Zealand PM gave Australian counterpart advance warning before announcing her surprise resignation <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2023\/jan\/20\/australia-news-live-90000-students-failing-basic-naplan-tests-prison-failures-risk-un-blacklist\">Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The retiring New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has revealed she gave her Australian counterpart a heads-up before her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/19\/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand\">shock announcement<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern dropped the bombshell of her impending resignation at lunchtime on Thursday, after warning Anthony Albanese it was 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