Tim Zee<p>Campaign spokesperson James Paterson for the conservative Coalition in Australia's election sees a direct link between the Coalition's defeat and Donald Trump's high profile political obnoxiousness. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AustralianElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianElection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCoalition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesPaterson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesPaterson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/federal-politics-live-election-albanese-labor-liberal-party/105266590?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-178124" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-politics-live-election-albanese-labor-liberal-party/105266590?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-178124</span></a></p>