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On the ABC last night Kevin Rudd said he would continue fighting for tariff exemptions for Australian goods despite what appears to be an uphill battle in Washington.
Optismism about winning a carve out seems to be fading with Australia’s ambassador to the US admitting that negotiaations had been difficult and that pointing out Ameroca’s historic trade surplus with Australia had not cut any ice.
We’re up against a deep, ideological, strategic view of this Trump administration. These are deep-seated, fundamental changes in this different America, which every one of the 36 countries who negotiated tariff exemptions on steel and aluminium last time round, back in 2017, have had to contend with this time round.
I think it stands to reason we should question whether, in fact, even this request for a late telephone call would have necessarily made a material difference.
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Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2025-03-13 19:49:00
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