Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told Afternoon Briefing standing up to US President Donald Trump has paid off for Mark Carney. Mr Turnbull says the Australian election campaign should be more focused on how the candidates will manage the unfolding global upheaval.
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00:00When we think about what is not being discussed in our election, Patricia, think about this.
00:07This is what Carney has said.
00:09He has said the old relationship with America of greater integration of the economy and
00:15security is over.
00:17American global leadership is over.
00:21Now, he is a very sober, somewhat doer man.
00:26You know, he's not given to flamboyance.
00:27So, you know, we haven't been talking about that.
00:31We've been talking about whether people have fallen or stumbled off stages and, you know,
00:37all sorts of other trivia.
00:39These are wild times in Australia, in the world, and that's really what we should be focused on.