US President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss tariffs,hinting that he will talk to the prime minister.
Amazon.com said it will not display the cost of US tariffs on products after President Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.
Australia’s busiest container port is pumping shipping containers onto Melbourne’s roads. And it’s about to get worse.
The US president has flagged that he will lower his unprecedented 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods and “won’t play hardball”.
From the town halls of rural Iowa to the farms of Kentucky,Australia’s reluctance to accept imports of US beef is a hot topic.
Trade tariffs and a crackdown on immigration have created fear and confusion for US-bound visitors. More Australians are now avoiding the US.
Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US,not China,that could find itself outside the tent.
Every time the president changes direction on tariffs,his lieutenants insist he is following a grand plan. Americans know better.
Since World War II,there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not any more.
The exemption seemed to reflect the US president’s realisation that his tariffs on China are unlikely to shift more manufacturing of electronic gadgets to the US any time soon.