Australia’s Opposition Grapples With Trump Fallout After Defeat

Australia’s main center-right opposition party is reeling from a landslide election defeat and grappling with an issue that has perplexed conservative movements across the world since 2016 — whether to embrace or distance itself from US President Donald Trump.

Three former ministers in the Liberal party are fighting for its leadership following the defeat of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, who not only lost Saturday’s election but also his own seat. While the contest is expected to come to a head in the next week, there’s no consensus over how to rebuild numbers and challenge Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ascendant Labor Party.