Former PM Turnbull: Morrison "Dazzled" By Trump, But Sell-By Date Has Already Passed
Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison was “dazzled and duchessed” and went “full-in” with Donald Trump on foreign affairs and climate change, but now needs to change direction to avoid Australia being seen as a “Trump-lite refuge in the southern hemisphere”.
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“He probably over-channeled Trump. He was clearly dazzled and duchessed by Trump and went full-in with that in a number of areas ... but the reality now is all of our major trading partners have got a net zero target [and] the Biden administration will return to the climate fray with real enthusiasm.” He said Biden’s intentions had been underlined overnight with his appointment of John Kerry – a former secretary of state who Turnbull described as “a real climate action evangelist with huge global credibility” – as special climate envoy.
“Australia really has to get on board,” he said. “If we don’t we will pay a heavy price for this, believe me, in international trade. “We are kidding ourselves to think the Europeans will not have climate as one element in the Australia-Europe free trade agreement, absolutely kidding ourselves, and I can see the Americans making that condition of trade agreements right around the world.
“Basically, what Scott’s got to do now is pivot, or dismount – whatever you want to call it. Whether it’s done elegantly or not doesn’t really matter, as long as he does it.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/24/malcolm-turnbull-says-morrison-was-dazzled-and-duchessed-by-trump-on-climate-policy