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McLeod, C. (2026, September 22). Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/jacinda-ardern-and-husband-clarke-gayford-buy-53m-home-in-sydneys-northern-beaches
McLeod, Catie. “Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches.” The Guardian, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/jacinda-ardern-and-husband-clarke-gayford-buy-53m-home-in-sydneys-northern-beaches.
McLeod, Catie. “Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches.” The Guardian, September 22, 2026. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/jacinda-ardern-and-husband-clarke-gayford-buy-53m-home-in-sydneys-northern-beaches.
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Jacinda Ardern, former New Zealand prime minister, and her husband Clarke Gayford have purchased a $5.3 million home in Dee Why, part of Sydney’s northern beaches area. This move comes after Ardern left office and has been traveling with her family for the past few years, based out of Australia due to work commitments she did not specify. The property sale marks the highest recorded transaction in Dee Why this year, handled by Raine & Horne Northern Beaches real estate agency. Rita Panahi, a News24 host, criticized Ardern’s purchase as hypocritical given her past anti-capitalist statements and involvement with socialist youth organizations. This controversy reflects broader debates about Ardern's political consistency since she was heavily involved in the International Union of Socialist Youth before becoming New Zealand’s youngest prime minister.