"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

National News Network Political Editor Clare Armstrong says outgoing Opposition leader Peter Dutton is a “control freak” who ran a “very tight ship”.

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.