The trade minister, Don Farrell, says Australia has ‘consistently advocated’ against the ‘unjustified tariffs’, after the US president announced new levies
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Australia will “examine all options” after the US president Donald Trump announced a temporary 15% tariff would apply to US imports from all countries.
The US president’s move came less than 24 hours after the US supreme court overturned his original 10% import tariff. Shortly after the ruling, Trump announced he was reinstating the 10% duties using a different law before raising it again to 15%.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/22/australia-will-examine-all-options-to-avoid-new-15-tariffs-announced-by-donald-trump
Author : Sarah Basford Canales
Publish date : 2026-02-22 02:48:00
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