Donald Trump’s tariff war is headed to Australia after he announced a blanket 25% tariff on steel and aluminium, which could tank demand for US buyers due to rising costs.
But how badly would this affect Australia?
Political journalist Nick Bryant explains.
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If Australia wants to really annoy the US, the most effective way is to close Pine Gap.
Lol!
Trump's policies had been viewed by many experts as more positive for the financials sector, spurring this massive rally. It's enticing to consider purchasing some stocks, I'm contemplating investing more than $300k. Thoughts?
If Albo goes begging to Trump he's throwing his own re-election chances away. If all countries are tariffed equally only America is paying a higher price and then good luck to them. If Trump can't be relied on we might as well stop paying for AUKUS too.
Reciprocal trade, fair & square, we’re still freedom allies.
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Trump is a Lunatic!
Sell the steel to Canada, Mexico, Greenland and Panama instead. I get the feeling they're going to need it a lot more with all the threats of annexation Trump is making
Australia's thoughts now should be HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO HURT Anerica
Aussies don’t bend the knee to autocrats!
Don’t grovel to Trump.
Smart move, he already put tariffs on steel and aluminium last time he was presidents. The results were very clear, higher prices and jobs lost in the US. They can't produce what's needed to keep the industry going. Somehow he thinks the results will be different this time. Or does he even think.
As a Canadian, i'm somewhat envious of Australia for not having to live next door to the asylum like we do…but we certainly stand with your country against a man and a party that seems hellbent on causing trouble all around the world.
Trade with other countries, forget trading with the United States and buying US products in Australia .
Sy news reporters are most pro-Trump during US presidential election. Now they are so quiet, disappearing in thin air.
Australia is on the wrong side of history, as China and BRICS are being sought by other countries as a way of the future. America is in severe decline, and their influence around the world has gone with it. Our dimwitted Australian politicians seemed to believe that the U.S will make a resurgence, but even blind Freddie can see that won't happen. Dump ANZUS and AUKUS, as it's a one way alliance, that will ultimately drag us into a conflict, because of an aggressive, declining empire that is the U.S.A. This is not a reflection on the American people, but on the Foreign policy and America First mentality of their Governments, past and present. WAKE UP AUSTRALIA, AND SMELL THE REALITY!
I'd rather be aligned with BRIC nations and join our closest neighbours.
Australia needs to cancel the order for those expensive and unnecessary US nuclear submarines.
Albo stop being weak as you normally are, and tell trump to pass off.
Fine. Just sell it to China instead. In fact, why don’t we sign a free trade agreement with China. Get chummy with China and then watch Trump squirm.
Raise the tariffs to 100%, show the communists who is in charge. Ready to become part of the U.S!
MAYBE WE NEED TO BUILD A NEW WORLD ALLIANCE. ONE THAT EXCLUDES USA…
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Albo should tell Trump that us Australians can save the USA billions of $ by sending all USA personel back to the States from Pine Gap and all the USA military back to USA from Darwin and Northern Australia. That might make him think twice about Tariffs on Aussie steel and aluminium.
Screw the US, they can F off, firstly we should cancel the submarine deal, that's $300 billion straight up, then tariff everything they sell to Australia, it's not like we can't buy the same stuff elsewhere.
Please Mr Albanese be staunch find other trading partners, Australia is better than dealing with this filthy evil pos.
So important stop buying anything from America its critical.
Vivo in Australia e quanto costa il sotto marino?😂non abiamo bisogno u.s.a.
The top 1% pay a nearly zero tax rate on tariffs due to being based on what you consume. In Florida, we use consumption taxes to run the state. The poor pay 13% after federal tax to run the state, the rich pay 2.7%. They want that nation wide. Page 730 of Project 2025 – move to a national sales tax as well. These moves are to push the tax burden squarely on the backs of we the people. Any other discussion about it is just a distraction.
Tell the truth we are not in the firing line as Australia has a free Trade Deal.Why am I'm not surprised to here this nonsense from your Media. Nothing to do with Turnbull or Albanese.
Join BRICS trade with China
Time to separate from USA, especially if Trump goes to war in Gaza.😊
The remarks made to Mr Trump are the problem.
Australia did this to themselves. Rather than manufacturing stuff and adding value they sold the raw materials for pennies and now look…. The time for manufacturing needed to be done back in the 70s and 80s and are continuing to suffer for doing nothing.
I won't be buying anything American. And I was about to buy a $1000 Singer sewing machine.
China’s economy already was bad b4 this… now they are f u c k d
Yes, suckers allow anything from the US duty free but are going to suffer in tariff war. That’s what killing own industry does to the country
All other countries need to band together and cut off all trade with the USA. Teach Trump that he needs other countries just as much as other countries need the USA. He needs to be taught a tough lesson. And as he said this will hurt before it gets better.
Ban American ownership of Australia n assest