Good morning. The stage is set for US president Donald Trump’s trade war to begin. Steep tariffs are expected to apply to multiple countries from Wednesday local time, with China in particular facing a 104% rate after it said it would retaliate.
In the first leaders’ debate back home, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton avoided major missteps. The PM attacked the opposition leader on his energy policies as Dutton buffed his own economic credentials. And the Greens have criticised an online advert that links the party to support of Hamas.
