Australia will not be granted an exemption from the Trump administration's 25 per cent tariffs on aluminium and steel imports, the White House says.
  • naught101@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    42 minutes ago

    Maybe we should do a bit more of our own manufacturing anyway. Globalised supply chains are a fucking stupid idea, considering climate change.

  • PointyReality@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    13 hours ago

    I hope our government uses this to find more stable trading partners. I wonder if Germany, China or Japan can take up some slack in relation to the aluminium.

    • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
      7·
      13 hours ago

      I would love to see more trade between Japan and Aus as well, especially if it reduces dependence on the US. I don’t know where most of the aluminum and steel here (Japan) comes from off the top of my head.