US Tariffs to be an agenda ahead of Australian federal election

As Australia inches towards an election, the tariffs have put the country’s foreign policy, particularly us President Donald trump on the agenda.

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00:00This tariff decision won't crush the Australian economy, but it still represents a profound

00:07moment for the relationship between the two countries.

00:10In fact, it's hard to remember senior government figures unleashing publicly quite like this

00:15on a US President.

00:17Unfriendly, unjustified, a dog act, gone is the softly, softly approach.

00:22The Albanese government is now talking frankly and warning this will erode public support

00:28for the United States amongst ordinary Australians.

00:31On the eve of an election, it's clear Labor believes voters are increasingly worried about

00:36Trump and want more pushback from the Australian leader.

00:40Peter Dutton, by contrast, is trying to lay as much blame as he can for this outcome at

00:45the feet of Anthony Albanese.

00:47His promise to change Donald Trump's mind should he win the election suggests he could

00:52do something no other world leader has been able to achieve.

00:56The government accuses the opposition leader of appeasing Donald Trump, when he should

01:00instead be on the side of Team Australia.

01:03It's a taste of what's to come in the campaign.

01:06How to handle Donald Trump and best defend Australia's interests will be a prominent

01:11feature of this election.