Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (R) speaks alongside Labor leader Bill Shorten during their first televised debate in Sydney, Australia, May 13, 2016. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Donald Trump cast his highly coiffed shadow over the Australian election on Friday when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull rebuked his challenger for calling the U.S. Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee "barking mad".
Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten called Trump's success in securing enough delegates to clinch the Republican party's presidential nomination the "ultimate victory of celebrity politics".
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