The Prime Minister raises the case for removing tariffs on Australian goods in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to reports. The levies remain in place for now.
The accounts say the discussion focuses on the potential for Trump to consider scrapping the measure affecting Australia as a key ally. Both sources frame the call as part of an ongoing effort to negotiate changes to trade policy rather than an immediate removal of tariffs.
While the reports agree on the broad outcome—that the tariffs are not lifted immediately—they differ only in wording and emphasis. PerthNow and Business News both describe the PM’s push for tariff removal and note that the decision is left with the US president, with any change contingent on further consideration.
