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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Sarah Basford Canales

Gina Rinehart urges Liberals to stick with Trump-like policies in the wake of election loss

Gina Rinehart
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has singled out Italy and Hungary, which are governed by populist rightwing coalitions, as countries Australia could aspire to. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

Gina Rinehart has encouraged the Liberal party to stick with Donald Trump-like policies after the opposition’s electoral thumping on Saturday night in a campaign overshadowed by the controversial US president.

The mining billionaire also singled out Italy and Hungary, which are governed by populist rightwing coalitions, as countries Australia could aspire to, where people were “abandoning the myths or untruths of the left” and returning to “common sense and truth”.

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