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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty, Dan Jervis-Bardy and Patrick Commins

Labor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffs

Donald Trump holds an executive order on the tariff increase, flanked by commerce secretary Howard Lutnick
Australian pharmaceuticals, meat exports and other agricultural products are potential targets in a new round of global reciprocal tariffs Donald Trump is expected to announce on Thursday morning. The US president holds an executive order, flanked by commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Australia will consider taking its ally America to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if it is targeted in the Trump administration’s “liberation day” tariff regime, to be imposed from Thursday.

The US president was expected to announce a new round of global reciprocal tariffs at 4pm on Wednesday Washington DC time (7am Thursday AEDT), but which countries and goods will be targeted remain largely unknown.

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