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Kat Wong, Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

Trump-Turnbull spat overshadows talk of tariff relief

Bickering between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull may hurt Australia's hopes of tariff exemptions. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's chances of a US tariff exemption hang in the balance as tensions continue to flare between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull.

The US president and former Liberal prime minister launched a war of words days before Mr Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports take effect on Wednesday.

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