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Andrew Brown and Dominic Giannini

Australia again makes its case for US tariffs exemption

The US has placed a 25 per cent tariff on Australian steel and aluminium imports worth $1 billion. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has expressed its disappointment to one of the US's highest-ranking envoys after the government failed to secure an exemption from American-imposed tariffs.

Trade Minister Don Farrell spoke with US trade representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, pressing Australia's case for a reprieve from the 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium.

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