Price downplays suggestions Libs emulating Trump admin
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Coalition frontbencher Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has downplayed suggestions her role as shadow government efficiency spokeswoman is taking cues from the US administration, saying the role would be part of the Prime Minister’s department if her party won the May 3 Federal election.Leader Peter Dutton has faced increasing comparisons to Trump throughout the shadow and official campaign due to his policy positions and declaration to make a DOGE-like efficiency portfolio for Ms Price.Across the past fortnight of campaigning, however, Mr Dutton has been rebranding himself as a “John Howard Liberal” - a self-declared profile he’s referred to in press conferences and the first leaders debate in Western Sydney on Tuesday.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In a press conference in Perth on Saturday, Senator Price has said the Coalition’s proposal was not “an ode” to Donald Trump, despite Mr Trump launching an initiative with a similar name. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been appoi...