Albanese makes fresh pitch to Trump for Australia to be given relief on tariffs

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a fresh plea for Australia to be given relief from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs during a phone call between the two leaders overnight Thursday.

Trump agreed to “consider” the request.

Albanese described the wide-ranging conversation as productive, constructive and “very warm”.

He told a Friday news conference he asked Trump to “consider a full exemption” from the recently imposed 12.5% tariff, “or at the very least no increase” from the earlier 10% tariff. Australia makes repeated representations against Trump’s…

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