"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 opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Saturday he had lost his own parliamentary seat as he conceded his conservative Liberals had been defeated in national elections by the incumbent Labor Party.

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.