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‘We Need to Approach It Sensibly’: Dutton on Trump Tariffs

Trump imposed a 10 percent baseline tariff on trading partners and bigger reciprocal tariffs on China, the European Union, and multiple other nations.
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‘We Need to Approach It Sensibly’: Dutton on Trump Tariffs
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton talks to media at the Coffee Commune during a visit in Brisbane, Australia on Feb. 17, 2025. AAP Image/Jono Searle
Monica O’Shea
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has continued to press the Labor government amid the Trump administration’s worldwide “Liberation Day” tariffs that have impacted 75 nations.

Dutton, who is vying to be Australia’s next prime minister in the upcoming May 3 election, continued to apply pressure to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blaming his struggle to arrange a phone call with the U.S. president.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]