Canberra has been little more than a nervous bystander as the US president, Donald Trump, unleashes his first scattered-gunned salvoes in his trade wars, keeping its collective head down, lest it attract fire itself.
That seems like a smart enough strategy in the short-term, but one way or another, Trump’s tariffs are going to impact Australia and the country’s economy – and, for the most part, not in a good way.
