US tariffs on Australia ‘should be zero’, Albanese says as leaders prepare for end of Trump’s 90-day pause

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Anthony Albanese says trade tariffs placed on Australia by the US Trump administration “should be zero” as leaders around the world prepare for a second “Liberation Day” announcement after a 90-day pause on tariffs. Relations between the US and Australia have been strained on numerous fronts as the US president, Donald Trump, looks to impose tariffs on global imports and pressures western countries to lift defence spending commitments. The 90-day pause on a minimum baseline tariff rate of 10% is expected to lift next week and Albanese said Australia has continued to put forward its case that it should be...