US EditionGrattan on Friday: Trump, Tariffs and the Middle East Are Looming Challenges for Albanese
- A US federal court ruled on Wednesday that President Trump lacked authority to impose 'Liberation Day' tariffs on dozens of countries including allies like Australia.
- The decision came after Trump relied on a 1977 law intended for emergency economic actions, which the judges ruled he had wrongly applied, noting that only Congress holds the constitutional power to regulate trade with foreign nations.
- The court emphasized that while it did not oppose tariffs in principle, it dismissed Trump's justification for imposing tariffs on nearly all countries based on broad and unclear national security reasons.
- Trade Minister Don Farrell stated that the Albanese government has maintained a firm stance that the tariffs imposed on Australian goods entering the US lack justification, a position strengthened by the recent ruling that limits Trump's negotiating advantage.
- The decision empowers Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of his expected first meeting with Trump next month, likely at the G7 summit or in Washington, to press for tariff removals.
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Why Albanese needs to see Trump sooner rather than later
Anthony Albanese… needs to have his first face-to-face talks with the US president sooner rather than later. Photo: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/AP Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN. Australia these days receives invitations to big-league international conferences. And so Anthony Albanese will be off soon to the G7 meeting in Alberta, Canada, on June 1…
Grattan on Friday: Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Albanese
Australia these days receives invitations to big-league international conferences. And so Anthony Albanese will be off soon to the G7 meeting in Alberta, Canada, on June 15-17. For the prime minister, what’s most important about this trip is not so much the conference itself, but his expected first meeting with US President Donald Trump, either on the sidelines of the G7 or in a visit to Washington while he’s in North America. Nothing is locked …
Klobuchar: Court Said Trump ‘Isn’t King, Congress Has Authority over Tariffs’
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that a federal court’s decision to halt President Donald Trump’s tariffs showed he was not a “king.” Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “I know this is a big a big night for Minnesota with Canada as your your biggest trading partner next door. You were up in Canada last week. You have a whole new discussion now to be had with Canada. None of Donald Trump’s tariffs apply anymore.” …
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