PM says relationship off to ‘tremendous start’ minutes before president signs executive order to place tariffs on steel and aluminium
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Donald Trump has called Australia’s prime minister a “very fine man” and said he would give “great consideration” to exempting the country from his new 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports, after a call between the two leaders.
It follows comments on Tuesday from the US president that there would be no exceptions or exemptions on his new tariff.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/11/australian-tariffs-exemption-under-consideration-after-positive-call-between-pm-and-trump
