An analyst says Ben Dawkins's name change to Austin Trump is an "effective" publicity stunt and a potential vote winner.

In short:

A controversial West Australian MP has legally changed his name to Austin Trump, aka “Aussie” Trump.

A month out from the state election, the response from voters in his electorate has been mostly negative

Political analysts say it is an extreme sign of a nascent trend of conservative politicians aligning themselves with the new US president.

‘Extremely cringe’, locals say

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