The Albanese government is set to mount a major effort to win an exemption from a proposed 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports to the United States foreshadowed by President Donald Trump.
Assuming Trump follows through on the move, it will put major pressure on the prime minister to match the success of the Turnbull government in 2018, after Trump put a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium in his first administration.
Anthony Albanese told the House of Representatives he had a discussion scheduled with President Trump and promised to keep parliament updated. “We will continue to engage diplomatically with the United States – not with loud hailers but diplomatically.”
