Canberra/Jakarta Trade Minister Don Farrell has issued a rare rebuff to Washington, declaring Australia will resist pressure from the Trump administration to gang up on Beijing over trade because China is a substantially larger buyer of our exports.
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese threw his backing behind Indonesia’s bid to join the trans-Pacific free trade pact to help counter the global chaos created by US President Donald Trump’s trade war, Farrell also confirmed the government was not rushing to seek relief from US tariffs from the White House.
Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
