Ministers were seeking return of Turnbull-era exemptions ahead of US president’s announcement of new duties on steel and aluminium
President Trump told reporters on Monday that he would impose tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, on top of existing metal duties. When asked which countries would be subject to the trade barriers, Trump replied: “everybody”.“Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,” Trump said, adding aluminium imports would also be subject to the same figure.
He has said publicly that his mission to avoid tariffs on Australian goods has been made harder because his US trade counterpart hasn’t been confirmed by the US Senate. Last week the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, described Trump’s tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico as “big developments” but “not a big surprise”.
Charlotte O’Dwyer became the face of black summer’s terrible toll. Five years after the fires her family looks backThe opposition’s trade spokesperson, Kevin Hogan, said the Labor government must move more strongly to seek special treatment over the looming steel and aluminium tariffs.“When we were in government during President Trump’s first administration, there were the threats of tariffs on aluminium and steel.
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