Whether we carve out an exemption or not, Trump’s latest tariffs will still hit Australia
- Written by Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have stated an exemption for Australia from Trump’s executive order placing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US is “under consideration”. But prospects remain uncertain.
Albanese would do well to secure an exemption using similar arguments as...