Former Australian PM says 'cut the tag' with the US after Donald Trump's shock winAndrew Meares Paul Keating told 7.30 Australia should seize the moment of Donald Trump's election victory to assert a more independent Australian foreign policy in the Asian region. Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia should "cut the tag" with the United States following Donald Trump's shock win in Tuesday's presidential election, and instead assert their own foreign policy in the Asian region. As is customary in presidential elections, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called to congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump, remarking that he's a deal maker and pragmatist. "What we have to do is make our way in Asia ourselves, with an independent foreign policy." "We had the Prime Minister almost saying prayers to the alliance yesterday, and the foreign minister, as if nothing has changed," the former Labor PM said.

Source: Stuff November 10, 2016 10:55 UTC