Leader of the opposition Peter Dutton has called US President Donald Trump a 'deal maker' and 'a big thinker' in an interview. Follow live.
Peter Dutton has called US President Donald Trump 'shrewd', and a 'big thinker' who wants Middle East peace.It comes as the government has buckled and agreed to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences in a bid to pass tougher hate crimes laws.
"There are others with much more direct interests in the actual playing out of the situation than is the case for Australia. "The might of the United States, working with an ally like Israel and Jordan and Egypt and other countries who will have to, in his judgment, contribute to the rebuild in the region, and I don't think they're unreasonable expectations.
She said Trump's statement was "nonsense, and at the same time it cannot be ignored because it's absolutely, utterly unlawful ... It's also a declaration of aggression when Donald Trump says we own the Palestinian people."The rain is coming down so hard, the PM stops his interview to acknowledge how hard it must be to hear him speaking.
"We need to fix this bridge temporarily but as well I have discussed with the premier, we need to build back better. This bridge, when you see the photos of it, clearly it's too low. And we are working on that," he says.has downplayed suggestion he did not get the Labor caucus backing before agreeing to Coalition demands to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and the display of hate symbols."So caucus approved everything that we do.
"I wouldn't agree with that premise whatsoever. I think we've worked in a methodical and careful manner," Wells told Nine. is in north Queensland today to visit flood-affected areas as the clean-up effort is hampered by supply shortages.
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