"We have had a very good relationship," Trump told the Sydney Morning Herald at the White House on Sunday, in his first remarks about the Australian election. But the US president

Australia’s conservative opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is a former police detective who gained a reputation during his years in government for his tough stance on border security and as a vocal critic of China.

Albanese fell out of favour with the public when, in 2023, he championed “The Voice” referendum — a chance for the country’s First Nation peoples to be recognised in the constitution and have a parliamentary advisory board.