Lethe
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Even if Dutton hadn't lost his own seat, it's likely that he would've stepped down or been removed as opposition leader as part of the post-election review process. This wasn't an "honourable loss", but a crushing defeat from what had appeared to be a winnable position, with the reasons for that defeat falling mostly within the purview of the leadership. So I don't think there would be much appetite in the party for the kind of political maneuvering required to save Dutton in this case. He's an , the real question is where the broader Liberal party goes to from here.
There was an anti-Trump effect in this election, but not nearly to the same degree as in Canada. After all, Trump hasn't threatened to annex Australia -- yet. For a few months, local right-wing media and political figures were riding high on the Trumpian wave and proposing similar ideas such an Australian . As public attitudes here towards Trump soured, the Coalition increasingly tried to bury its previous enthusiasm for him, like a dog trying to run away from the smell of its own farts, but their identification with him kept at awkward moments.
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