This Month
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.
Car parts makers plead for tariff exemption as Trump fuels trade war
Australia-made car parts worth $200 million in sales are in the firing line of Donald Trump’s trade war.
Top Trump official presses Australia on coal compensation
Donald Trump’s top trade official has raised concerns with Don Farrell about a failure to compensate American investors for the cancellation of a NSW coal mining licence.
Lower tariff for Australia in next Trump plan
Australia faces a potential tariff of between 2 per cent and 8 per cent on the $30 billion of exports sold to the United States, such as beef and pharmaceuticals.
Reality bites critical-minerals hopes
Australia’s ambition of processing critical minerals is still mostly a dream, and one that won’t persuade Donald Trump to withhold tariffs on our exports.
Australia turns to McDonald’s diplomacy in Trump trade war
The industry and federal government are alarmed that beef and lamb exports and pharmaceuticals could be next in Trump’s firing line as early as April 2.
PM uses critical minerals as bargaining chip in Trump tariff war
Australia is using its supply of critical minerals as leverage with the Trump Administration, in a bid to avoid a second wave of tariffs.
The government spent $500m on trade, but business sees no benefit
After four years of the government trying to streamline international trade, exporters say they are yet to see cost and time savings.
February
Government bracing for tariff rejection by Trump
The Albanese government has started playing down the prospects of securing tariff exemption for the Trump administration.
Rudd, Chalmers, Farrell lock in US talks in race for tariff carve-out
The Albanese government is mounting a full court press in Washington to spare Australian exports from tariffs before the election is called.
Donations deal strikes at the heart of Climate 200’s business model
Reforms to political donations laws will make it harder for campaign groups to bankroll candidates, but whether the changes can stop the move away from the major parties is yet to be seen.
US tariff threat a good reason to diversify markets, says Farrell
The imposition of punitive trade restrictions by China has taught Australian exporters to diversify their markets, the trade minister says.
‘I call BS’: Zali Steggall confronts minister in blow-up over donations laws
Labor faces tough negotiations with teal crossbenchers in the event of a hung parliament, after doing a deal with the Coalition on electoral reforms.
Chasing electoral reform deal, Labor offers to increase donation caps
As all sides count down to the start of the election campaign, a possible vote on changes proposed by the government has been scheduled for Thursday.