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Dutton is not playing Trump card, Morrison says

Hans van Leeuwen

London | The maelstrom and momentum of the MAGA movement is unlikely to change the course of Australia’s federal election and politics, former prime minister Scott Morrison says.

Some pundits have accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of being “Trump-lite” in his attacks on woke politics. But Morrison said that if the Liberal Party leader won the upcoming election, he would not unleash his own version of the US president’s policy barrage.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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