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Both Hipkins and Luxon have had eventful weeks in their political careers. Chris Hipkins delivered his State of the Nation address and proposed the FamilyBoost childcare tax scheme, which would give families a 25 percent rebate on their early childhood education expenses. NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan says Luxon's proposed FamilyBoost childcare tax scheme was a smart drive into Labour's territory, but the State of the Nation address left a lot to be desired. Fran O'Sullivan says the events of this week demonstrated both Chris's leadership techniques, with Chris Hipkins' handling of the Rob Campbell saga being more nuanced than Ardern's would have been. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.