After Canada, Donald Trump is also the source of progressive victory in Australia? However, the president was not the main concern of Labor voters Anthony Albanese, according to the observers. Nevertheless, some believe that the policy of the American president has been able to play a significant role in the favorable tendency to the Labor Party observed in recent months in the polls and in the undeniable victory on Saturday.
The proposals of Peter Dutton, head of the conservative opposition, could be perceived as a “lightened” version of the Donald Trump program – in particular with the suppression of officials of civil servants by concern for government efficiency -, estimates Henry Maher, professor of political science at the University of Sydney.
“Of course, there are other concerns-the cost of living, defense, health and everything else,” he explains to AFP. “But if we want to understand why a good part of the electorate has changed (opinion) during the electoral campaign in recent months, I think that is the main reason.”
-Only 36% of Australians trust in the United States
Additional American customs duties, up to 10% for Australia, a long -standing ally, and the disturbances caused by Donald Trump’s commercial policy in the financial markets have been able to disturb the Australians, adds Mr. Maher. “In times of instability, we expect people to turn to outgoing candidates” who provide them with “stability”, he also analyzes.
The confidence of the Australian population towards its main ally, the United States, seems to have vanished since Donald Trump’s office. Only 36% of Australians trust in the United States, 20 points less than in 2024, according to a Lowy Institute survey.
At the beginning of 2025, Peter Dutton, who lost his parliamentarian’s headquarters on Saturday evening, welcomed Donald Trump a “big thinker” and someone “smart”. He and his Labor opponent, however, hardened the tone and stressed that they would act to defend the interests of the Oceanian country without bending his back.
