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Australia’s ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty in a formal ceremony to present his credentials to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month.

Trump, subs and the Iran war: Australia’s replacement for Rudd has arrived in DC

Australia’s new ambassador to the United States, Greg Moriarty, says the US is fully committed to AUKUS and believes there is a way around the latest round of tariffs imposed on Australia by the Trump administration.

  • Michael Koziol

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Donald Trump has been daring lawmakers to defy him and doing his best to vanquish them from office if they do.

Anti-slavery tsar says Trump tariff a distraction from human rights issues

Anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans said the Trump administration had conducted a “show trial” before proposing its new tariff.

  • Matthew Knott and Nick Newling
Shell’s Curtis Island LNG plant in Queensland is one of the exporters that would be affected if the Albanese government activates the domestic gas mechanism.

A deal with the devil that keeps Queensland poorer longer

Right now, things are looking pretty rosy for Australian gas. In the longer term, the picture is grim.

  • Hamish McKenzie
US President Donald Trump is greeted by Chinese youth, a military honour guard and military band as he arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday.

How Trump’s concessions risk affecting Australia’s own interests

Donald Trump is in Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping and strike a trade deal, but will he inadvertently make it harder for the rest of us?

US President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were ruled illegal in February.

Not all exporters will get a tariff refund from the US. Here’s why

A bunch of Australian businesses have taken to the courts to claw back recently voided tariff payments made to the US government, but there may be a simpler way to apply for a refund within weeks.

  • Millie Muroi
Trade Minister Don Farrell.

‘We think it should be zero’: Farrell vows to fight Trump administration over drug tariffs

The trade minister said he would meet US trade tsar Jamieson Greer and make the case to remove tariffs on pharmaceuticals, as well as on other exports.

  • James Massola and Michael Koziol
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Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose 100 per cent tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticals.

Trump imposes 100 per cent tariff on Australian drugs – but with caveats

Australia’s largest biotech firm, CSL, could be exempt from the new tariffs, which will not apply to therapies derived from blood plasma in certain circumstances.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in October last year.

US slams Australia’s streaming quotas, PBS in new list of trade grievances

A report by Donald Trump’s trade tsar adds several items to the US’s list of barriers with Australia, including local content rules for streaming platforms and the “unfair” Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

  • Michael Koziol
EU President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put pen to paper on a new free trade agreement.

Europe, Australia compromise on cheese and wine names in $10b trade deal

Angry farmers have accused the Albanese government of failing to drive a hard enough bargain to secure expanded access to Europe’s 450 million consumers.

  • Matthew Knott
Ursula von der Leyen speaking in the House of Representatives.
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‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the turmoil the world faces.

  • Matthew Knott