US President Donald Trump is approaching a large election campaign in Australia in the last weeks of Australia, problems with Peter Dutton's conservative opposition leader, when the new survey shows the faith of the Australians in the United States at the lowest level.
Blusty Trump style and often destructive policies, including “mutual” tariffs towards many years of allies and attacks on US government agencies, began to alert Australian voters, analysts and dorms.
Dynamics is similar, but not the same as in Canada, where the fortunes of the Liberal Party, according to a series of surveys, have been dramatically revived by changing leadership from Justin Trudeau to Marek Carney before voting on April 28.
The Work Party of the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moved in various surveys in relation to Dutton's conservative coalition, with only three and a half weeks to the election of May 3.
“Trump became the third candidate in this election campaign,” said Mark Kenny, a professor specializing in politics at the Australian National University at Canberra.
“He hindered Peter Dutton to convey his message and hindered Dutton to perceive as a completely independent figure in this election campaign.”
The survey published on Wednesday by Lowów Institute, a research foundation, showed that only 36 percent of Australians expressed all levels of trust in the US, to act responsibly, it will fall 20 points from the last survey in June 2024 and the lowest than the annual survey began two decades ago.
The probe took place in March, before Trump announced his tariff space, including a total 10 percent on all Australian imports.
“Considering the approach of President Donald Trump to normal to his second term, it is not surprising that Australians trust the United States less less,” said Ryan Neelam, Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy of the Lowy Institute.
The current one tries to tie Dutton with Trump, musk
Dutton from the Liberal Party conducted a campaign on several politicians perceived widely as imitating Trump and his Department of Government Effish (Doge), created by Elon Musk. Analysts say that in January in January Dutton appointed Jacint Nampijinp Price as a minister of government performance, a position inspired by Musk's role.
“Australians because of the waste of expenses that got out of control … Jacint will carefully look at how we can achieve more effective use of taxpayers' money,” Dutton said at that time.
The Labor Party used a change in public moods, and the treasurer Jim Chalmers repeatedly called the opposition leader as “Doge-y Dutton”.
Albanese said on Tuesday that Dutton would introduce “dogs in the style of dogs” to the public sector if he were elected.
“(Australians) do not enjoy the confusion and capriciousness of the White House, and Dutton's early enthusiasm along with other conservatives on the occasion of Trump's victory was largely in his saddles through this campaign,” said Kenny from the Australian National University.
“This weight has become heavier and heavier because Trump has become less and less popular.”
Significant military, intelligence ties
The combat attitude of the new US administration is also the subject of the campaign in relation to military cooperation between two countries.
Australia undertook to buy three Virginia submarines from Virginia from the USA in the 1930s. As part of the Aukus Tripartite Security Partnership, which also includes Great Britain, in a agreement containing various plans and unforeseen events that include decades. Three countries are also, along with Canada and New Zealand, part of the Five Eyes intelligence division alliance.
The Australian submarine agency stated that the acquisition of nuclear submarines was a key part of the Australian defense strategy of denial, and “will be equipped with interview, supervision, submarine war and impact missions.”
While Aukus has strong support from the main Australian parties, disappointment expressed that the defensive ties did not win dismissals from Australia from Trump's tariffs, he puts the program in unprecedented public control.
Independent legislators are skeptical towards Trump and called for a submarine review, although the influence of independent may be limited, unless the suspended parliament is voted in the vote of May 3.
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who won the AKUKUS Treaty in 2021, said in an interview with Reuters that the threat posed by China and the deterrence of Australia serving submarines powered by the nucleus powered in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean caused a contract.
“China is a threat – of course they are – and it should be stopped,” said Morrison.
“The idea that more American and more British boats staying in Australia and the surrounding area and at a station in Australia, in the theater, always knew that it would bring earlier deterrent,” he added.
The Australian Plan of Purchase of Virginia submarines was added to the aUCU by the Labor Party in 2023.
Albanese, elected in 2022, was less likely to publicly criticize China, even when Australian Air Force and Navy continue the freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea. This became a political attack point in the Dutton election campaign, which was the defense minister in the Morrison government.