French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message

Confidence shattered by crude' leak of president's message to prime minister Scott Morrison, says adviser

Elysee officials have expressed fury at the decision of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.

Confidence has been completely shattered," a close adviser to Macron told French media on Tuesday. Disclosing a text message exchange between heads of state or government is a pretty crude and unconventional tactic."