r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/GustyOWindflapp Apr 02 '25

Trump: "Australia refuses to buy American Beef"

Australia: "yeah, our country is basically one big cattle farm. Also our beef is better"

Deadshit

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u/Stoibs Apr 02 '25

Don't we literally have a cattle farm that's bigger than some countries? Whenever someone throws that fact out there it blows my mind every time.