Right-wing US strategist Steve Bannon has issued criticism of Australian leadership, suggesting that the approach to China is weak and ineffectual.
He ties the US and Australia’s relationship to China as both ‘tributary states’, warning that Australia is a ‘hotbed’ for a working-class revolt, similar in scale to Trump’s populist election win.
He is planning to visit Australia and campaigning his nationalist message before the next election.
Bannon is known for his work in the Trump White House as chief strategist to the President, despite being let go.