Trump, Australia and tariffs
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has begun a six-day visit to China, aiming to boost trade ties that have recently improved, while navigating ongoing tensions over security and regional influence.
The proposed tariffs come amid growing pressure from pharmaceutical lobby groups in the US for Trump to use trade negotiations as a tool to make changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and raise Australian drug prices.
The cost of moving consumer goods between Asia and the US is tumbling but companies freighting goods to Australia say their rates are going up.
A ustralia's leader Anthony Albanese will visit China and meet with President Xi Jinping this weekend as he seeks to strengthen ties with Canberra's largest trading partner. Regional security and trade will take centre stage during the prime minister's six-day trip spanning three cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.
Donald Trump has threatened extraordinary new taxes on one of Australia's biggest exports to the US.The US president said he was looking to announce 200 per cent tariffs on all imported pharmaceuticals.
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AAP Newsroom on MSNAustralia's message to Asian allies worried about TrumpAustralia is distancing itself from the United States in Southeast Asia amid a flurry of tariffs and aid cuts, pledging "we are here for the long haul".
There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.
Greek Australian politician Nick Adams, now a US citizen, has been nominated by Trump as the next US ambassador to Malaysia.
US President Donald Trump has reflected on his near-assassination after he was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, seeking to reassure them the region is a U.S. priority despite President Donald Trump's tariff offensive.