Trump Shadow Looms Over Australia's Defeated Opposition as Reckoning Begins
Today's must-reads:
• Conservative governments weigh Trump ties
• NAB earnings higher than expected
• Wisetech's Richard White pledges better oversight
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.
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