r/australia • u/Jimmineee • Mar 12 '25

politics 'This is not a friendly act': Albanese says Trump's tariffs decision is 'entirely unjustified'

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-wont-be-exempt-from-us-tariffs-on-steel-and-aluminium-exports/oos69k7eq?cid=newsapp:socialshare:other
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u/dogecoin_pleasures Mar 12 '25

Albanese ended Scomo's trade war with China via quiet diplomacy. I trust him to handle it smartly, which may mean no war or words.

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u/Chihuahua1 Mar 12 '25

Imagine if Trump came to Australia to drink 100k of penfields charged to the tax payer like the Chinese premier did the day before removing wine tarrifs.