Trade Agreements

The US president holds firm on a 10 per cent baseline tariff for all countries, but floats cutting China tariffs.

With Australia's local supply chains in sharp focus in the lead-up to the federal election, industry figures are calling for more ambitious action to help manufacturing thrive in an uncertain world.

US President Donald Trump acknowledges Australia's efforts to talk to him about trade and says he intends to speak to the Australian prime minister about the issue.

An agreement being reached on fruit fly protocols means apples from the Australian mainland can now be exported to China. 

China grants access to more Australian lamb and mutton as it looks for other markets during the trade war with US President Donald Trump.

A US-China trade war is a battle neither side can win. It's more a question as to the amount of pain either country can endure and which will emerge with the least damage.

China has warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Donald Trump's comments came after he indicated Beijing was keen to meet to discuss the tariff war the two countries are locked in. 

Conservationists and journalists say they’re being threatened with legal action after raising questions about the impact of India's largest zoo.  

The Trump administration imposed 10% tariffs on Australia, but local businesses manufacturing in China face much higher rates.

As the United States and China continue escalating the trade war, economists say Australian consumers and businesses could benefit from cheaper prices.

With China's economy still being threatened, consumer confidence already falling and business facing extraordinary levels of uncertainty, the risk for Australia is that the economy could falter. 

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level against the greenback since the height of the pandemic. Lower commodity prices and expectations the Reserve Bank will need to aggressively cut interest rates are devaluing the local currency.

Donald Trump's trade chief Jamieson Greer has defended the United States's 10 per cent tariff on Australia regardless of the countries' free trade agreement, claiming Australia has banned US beef and pork.

Trump's tariffs have caused the stock market to crash to levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, and billionaires are feeling the sting.

Beijing says Donald Trump's tariffs will increase the divide between rich and poor nations, as countries across the region grapple with what to do next.

Donald Trump's near-universal tariffs have world leaders scrambling to figure out how best to secure a deal with the US, with White House aides saying the president is open to striking "great deals".

Cattle Australia says Donald Trump fails to recognise that the US has had access to the Australian market since 2019, provided it can demonstrate its beef comes from cattle born, raised and slaughtered in the US.

Some Australian farmers are expecting to reap the benefits of Trump's trade war as international markets look to source products from other regions. 

Former prime minister John Howard says defence should never be used as a bargaining chip in negotiating exemptions from US President Donald Trump's tariffs.