'Temu Trump': expert weighs in on Dutton for PM

Australian Community Media

Critics have been calling Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ‘Temu Trump’ due to his supposed similarities to the US President. ACM ask an expert at The Australia Institute if the nickname is warranted.

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00:00This is trying to compare you to Donald Trump. Is that a compliment or a slight?

00:04Name-calling has been an unfortunate staple part of any election campaign.

00:09But even before the federal election was called in 2025,

00:15journalists, politicians and punters alike were referring to the opposition leader as Timu Trump.

00:22So where did this name come from?

00:24And why has it been assigned so readily to the coalition leader, Peter Dutton?

00:30The nickname Timu Trump is warranted because it's clear that Dutton is attempting to emulate

00:35or copy even Trump's politics, you know, and what he sees as Trump's successful retail politics.

00:42Perhaps the more important question is, will it work?

00:45I have created the brand new Department of Government Efficiency.

00:50So she will take on the important role of shadow minister for government efficiency.

00:55You're all obsessed with Donald Trump. We're not.

00:57We can make Australia great again.

01:00If elected, Peter Dutton pledges to cut 41,000 public servant jobs to reduce government spending.

01:08Whereas Donald Trump introduced the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, under Elon Musk,

01:15which led to tens of thousands of job losses within the first few months of the Trump presidency.

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