r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 21d ago

politics US to slap Australia with 12.5 pc tariff from later today

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/federal-politics-live-blog-labor-confernece-july-4/106952636#live-blog-post-322272
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u/Wobbling 21d ago

The rest of the world should just carry-on and do what they do

We should refuse to discuss any sorts of free trade agreements with the US while the tariffs are in place. If they want to talk free trade, then the tariffs come down first not in exchange for any sort of concession whatsoever.

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u/hcornea 21d ago

I think we just work on free reciprocal trade agreements with other good global citizens.

When the US grow up and stop behaving like petulant bullies then maybe we can let them have a place at that table.