Aussies wary about Trump

AUSTRALIA’S relationship with America remains strong but some of us harbour concerns about having Donald Trump in the White House, a nationwide survey has found.

Six out of 10 Australians said the first- term US president had caused them to have an unfavourable view of the US, the annual Lowy Institute poll found. But 77 per cent support the Australia- US alliance, a view shared by Labor leader Bill Shorten.

“Whatever spins out of American domestic politics, that’s a matter for the Yanks,” he said in Canberra.

The percentage of people concerned about Mr Trump was nine points fewer than those who had concerns about for George W. Bush by the end of his presidency.

Liberal senator Anne Ruston insisted the relationship between the two nations was good for business.