Original article by Ben Packham,(SPACE)Perry Williams
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 14-Mar-25

The federal government’s offer of a critical minerals deal with the US remains on the table, despite it not helping to persuade Donald Trump to exempt Australia from his 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium. The government hopes that the deal can help Australia’s case as Trump prepares to make his ‘reciprocal tariffs announcement’ on 2 April, which could hit a range of Australian products, including beef, seafood and other food exports. With the Australian food export industry worth $75 billion, Trade Minister Don Farrell will tell the Global Food Forum in Melbourne on Friday that the federal government will do its best to protect the food industry from Trump’s next lot of tariffs.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE