Jacinda Arden's election makes things awkward for Julie Bishop

By Andrew Taylor
Updated October 20 2017 - 9:08am, first published 8:58am
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - October 15, 2017: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SMH NEWS: 151017: Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop addresses a media press conference in Sydney follwing threats made to Australia by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo by James Alcock/Fairfax Media).
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - October 15, 2017: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SMH NEWS: 151017: Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop addresses a media press conference in Sydney follwing threats made to Australia by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo by James Alcock/Fairfax Media).

The elevation of Jacinda Ardern to the New Zealand prime ministership electrified pundits on social media, who predicted awkward times ahead for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

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