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Government pushes case against trade tariffs from the US
As confusion and concern escalate over Donald Trump’s trade tariffs for Canada and Mexico, Australians are hoping to be spared.
We’ve been working, and we’ll continue to work very hard to show that why Australia is in a really unique position, of course, America, you know, benefits as well from our free trading arrangements, as does Australian exports.
America is our third largest trading partner… But these tariff issues, particularly on aluminium and steel, are potentially going to have flow on impact for us. And it’s a real test for Ambassador Rudd, for Penny Wong, for our Trade Minister.
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