Hockey praises 'practical' Trump and warns against 'constant criticism'

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated March 31 2017 - 4:08pm, first published 4:01pm
Ambassadors Joe Hockey and Alexander Downer joined Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop to pose for photos with Australian global heads of mission in Canberra for a meeting at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares  Photo: Andrew Meares
Ambassadors Joe Hockey and Alexander Downer joined Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop to pose for photos with Australian global heads of mission in Canberra for a meeting at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia's ambassador to the US, former treasurer Joe Hockey, has praised the Trump administration as a "practical" and "credible" force that is finding its feet 70 days into its four-year term, and called for a halt to "constant" criticism of the White House.

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