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.

Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Saturday he had lost his own parliamentary seat as he conceded his conservative Liberals had been defeated in national elections by the incumbent Labor Party.

Australia’s conservative opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is a former police detective who gained a reputation during his years in government for his tough stance on border security and as a vocal cri