'Barking mad', 'dropkick': Australian politicians slammed Donald Trump, now they have to work with him

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated November 10 2016 - 4:18pm, first published November 9 2016 - 6:59pm
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time on Wednesday as the US election results rolled in. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time on Wednesday as the US election results rolled in. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop  keep abreast of the US election results during question time on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop keep abreast of the US election results during question time on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares

It was the August of 2015 when Josh Frydenberg, then the assistant treasurer, called Donald Trump a "dropkick" on national television.

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