Australia – like everyone else – fails to win exemption from Trump’s tariffs on aluminium and steel
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia has failed to win an exemption from Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel, but the government has vowed to fight on for a carve out.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared the decision was “against the spirit of our two nations’ enduring friendship”. “This is not a friendly act,” he...