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

‘We have a US free trade agreement, of course, and we’ve put forward very clearly our arguments. We’ll continue to do so,’ Anthony Albanese said on Monday, saying Australia should not face US tariffs. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

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.