Peter Dutton, leader of the Australian opposition and potential prime ministerial candidate, has shifted the Liberal party further to the right. As Australia prepares for a federal election on May 3, he has adopted some of Donald Trump's campaign tactics. Dutton has focused on economic management, migration, public service cuts, and energy policies including nuclear power. Despite early successes like campaigning against an Indigenous voice to parliament, his Trump-inspired strategies now face backlash as economic uncertainties mount within the electorate and concerns about tariffs increase.
Since becoming leader of the opposition after the last election in 2022, Dutton has taken the once-broad church of the Liberal party further to the right.
But Dutton's nods to Trump since the US election are now looking like a liability as Australians, like the rest of the world, worry about Trump's unpredictable tariff policy.
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