This Month
‘No justification’: Farrell seeks tariff breakthrough
Australia will keep pressuring to remove levies imposed by Donald Trump ahead of a likely meeting between Anthony Albanese and the US president.
Albanese has one weapon in tariff talks: the periodic table
Convincing Trump that Australia can guarantee a reliable supply of critical minerals remains Albanese’s best option of securing a tariff exemption.
Opposition urges Farrell to play hardball with EU on agriculture
Australia and European trade officials are scheduled to immediately restart negotiations in Brussells.
‘Adults in the room’: Australia and EU push for trade deal
Australia and the EU have redoubled efforts to secure a free trade agreement as insurance against Donald Trump’s trade war.
EU threatens retaliation over Trump’s steel tariffs hike
The European Commission said it “strongly” regrets the plan to increase tariffs, adding it “undermines ongoing efforts to reach a negotiated solution”.
Retaliation ‘not the right way’: Farrell calls for tariff reversal
Trade Minister Don Farrell is calling on the Trump administration to drop all levies on Australian steel and aluminium.
May
No relief for Australian steel exporters in US court ruling
Australian-made steel and aluminium products and car parts have been slugged with a 25 per cent tariff rate in the US that remains in place.
How Australian farmers are being dudded on European sales
Australian beef exports to Europe would need to triple and sheep sales rise six-fold to match what New Zealand farmers enjoy under their free trade deal.
Australia backs talks for Pacific-Europe bloc to resist Trump tariffs
Trade Minister Don Farrell said Australia was looking to work with other countries to keep free trade flowing.
Australia won’t join Trump trade war on China
Australian exports to China are worth almost 10 times that to the US. Trade Minister Don Farrell doesn’t want to threaten that.
Why Australia will go slow on Trump’s tariffs
The UK’s shoddy trade deal with Donald Trump provides a cautionary example for the Albanese government.
Trump’s UK trade deal offers pointers for Australian talks
Trade Minister Don Farrell says a US-UK trade deal is welcome but points out 10 per cent across-the-board tariffs haven’t been removed.
Labor still hopes for tariff relief despite Trump’s tough talk
Donald Trump says the US doesn’t have to sign deals to end its global trade war.
April
Australia caught in crossfire as China, US seek allies for trade war
Canberra is backing in a potential free trade deal with Europe but rebuffs China’s overtures to resist Donald Trump’s tariff wave.
Trump tariffs mean ‘stars have aligned’ for EU trade deal
Trade Minister Don Farrell believes Europe is keen to strike an agreement with Australia, but he won’t accept a deal at any cost.
Dutton’s appeal to Trump on defence ‘a dangerous way to go’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wants to use defence ties with the US as leverage to get relief from Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Trump hits Australia with 10 per cent tariff, slams US beef ban
Australia has fared comparatively well compared to other countries hit by the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Keep calm, let’s talk: how Australia plans to beat Trump’s tariffs
Australia will try to negotiate with the White House on an industry-by-industry basis to lift the likely tariffs to be imposed on Liberation Day.
Fears that Trump’s tariff sting could be as high as 20pc
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton say they won’t sacrifice subsidised medicine, biosecurity or making tech giants pay for local news as US turns levy screws.
March
Albanese flags win on climate talks but tariffs, Ukraine unresolved
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted Australia is close to securing rights to host the next United Nations’ climate conference.