US EditionAustralian politician changes his name to 'Aussie Trump'
- An Australian politician has changed his name to 'Aussie Trump' to protest against the Labor Party, where he was expelled in 2023 for alleged breaches of family violence restraining orders.
- The lawmaker's name is now Austin Letts Trump, and he shared legal confirmation of the change on X.
- He stated, 'I've launched a political protest against the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor government in WA,' and urged voters to 'Vote Labor Out! & Drill Baby Drill!'
- Western Australia's Premier Roger Cook criticized the name change as 'simply attention-seeking stuff' and questioned how much lower the politician could go.
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Australian lawmaker Ben Dawkins changes name to ‘Aussie Trump’ to protest ‘woke lefty nonsense’
SYDNEY, Feb 7 — An Australian lawmaker says he has changed his name to Austin “Aussie” Trump to follow in the footsteps of the US president in calling out “woke lefty nonsense”. The Western Australia state politician, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, shared a photo on social media of an official January 29 registry document showing his new name: Austin Letts Trump. His presidentially inspired name—“Hon. Aussie Trump”—now features on the Western Au…
'Aussie Trump' legally changes his name in campaign for re-election
A Western Australian MP has legally changed his name to Austin Trump in a move inspired by US President Donald Trump.The upper house member formerly known as Ben Dawkins is now listed as "Aussie Trump" on the WA parliament website as the state election draws near. Austin shared the official Births, Deaths and Marriage document to social media, proving the name change was genuine.READ MORE: Emergency incident underway as police hunt for shooter…
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