AUSTRALIA – FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS – UNITED STATES

Bob Carr blasts Labor’s facile policy on Trump

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Original article by Paul Karp
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 18-Feb-25

Former foreign minister Bob Carr has accused the Trump administration of "taking a wrecking ball to NATO", while he claims Trump’s vice-president JD Vance and his main adviser Elon Musk have deliberately encouraged far-right challengers to NATO governments. Speaking on the sidelines of the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum, Carr called on the federal government to abandon its deference to the US, labelling it a "woeful policy response" to what he described as Trump’s radical agenda. Carr said that Australia should "under-react" if Trump hits it with tariffs on steel and aluminium, if only to reduce the likelihood of being hit with ‘across the board’ tariffs.

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Tax cuts key to driving revival: US

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Original article by Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 10-Oct-19

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra on 10 October. Ross says the federal government should look at corporate tax reform in order to increase the nation’s global competitiveness and attract more direct foreign investment. Ross has also cautioned against focusing too much on Australia’s trade relationship with China at the expense of its investment relationship with the US. He has also warned that Australia’s aluminium exports to the US are under scrutiny following a recent trebling of export volumes after the Trump administration agreed to a tariff exemption.

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UNITED STATES. DEPT OF COMMERCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

US extends tariff exemptions

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 2-May-18

The US has indicated that an agreement to exempt Australia from tariffs on steel and aluminium will be finalised shortly. President Donald Trump announced an in-principle agreement on 1 May. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the deal reflects the "fair and reciprocal" trade relationship between Australia and the US, and ensures that this relationship will continue in such a manner. He added that the tariff exemptions will support jobs in both countries.

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Donald Trump takes to Twitter to confirm Aussie tariff exemption

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Original article by Karen Sweeney
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 12-Mar-18

The US and Australia are looking at ways to exempt Australia from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium. President Donald Trump has used Twitter to confirm he and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are in discussions along these lines. The US is planning to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and 10 per cent tariffs on aluminium. Innes Willox, the CEO of the Australian Industry Group, while welcoming the possibility of exemptions, noted they would only apply to shipments from Australia, and not from shipments from Australian firms in other markets. See below for Trump’s tweet.

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Yellen to meet PM as market turmoil reigns

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 18-Jan-16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first official trip to the US has coincided with a sharp sell-off on global sharemarkets and renewed concerns about the outlook for the Chinese economy. Turnbull’s itinerary will include meetings with President Barack Obama, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen and Treasury secretary Jack Lew. In addition to issues such as the state of financial and commodity markets, Turnbull’s agenda will include the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCORPORATED, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INDEX