Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Australia facing higher tariffs from the Trump administration

Australian exporters may face tariffs of up to 20 percent as US President Donald Trump keeps flagging higher baselines.

Trump revealed the range for the new minimum tariff earlier this week, and the pressure's on the Albanese-led Government to strike a better deal.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says it's unclear how the Government will proceed here.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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(00:22):
season three because Carrie isn't hosting the podcast anymore. She's
writing a novel.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
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for New Zealand business.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
That's the way it used to be, writing, not talking.
Murray Old's Ossie Correspondent with us. Now, I mus you
went to that, you like a bit of Six in
the City.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
No, no, I'm afraid I don't.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
They It was a good time. It was a good time,
It really was. Now, how's your government feeling about the
old tariffs with Trump?

Speaker 2 (00:50):
Again? Well, to be honest on bugget of, I know.
I don't think they know either. I mean, depending on
the day of the week, which way the wind is blowing.
If Donald Trump's combover is still in place. I mean,
how do you pick this guy? He says, where's the quote?
I've got a new tariff for the world. Well, what
does that mean? You're weirdo. I mean, I don't know

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how countries around the world are supposed to try and
run economies. Your country Australia, but he you know, India,
how are you supposed to run when he changes from
Monday to Tuesday. You don't know what you're dealing with.
And even the opposition over here, which has been howling growl,
been easy to go and bend the knee in the
White House and go to the Oval Office and get
dressed down like everybody else. Even the opposition is saying,

(01:35):
you know what, it's a bit strange with what we're
dealing with now. I mean, Donald Trump's just blown up
all the rules. Australia's got a massive trade surplace of
the United States. I mean, you know, I mean, a
Trump's tariff should not apply to Australia full stop. And
yet here we have the European Union bending the knee,
and you know, everybody else that are falling. Look, Japan

(01:56):
falling over themselves to trying to pease. This's weirdo. So
the Australian. It really doesn't know what's going on. And
I don't think Donald Trump does that, do you think?

Speaker 1 (02:05):
Do you think, muzz? I mean there is. It seems
to me there are two potential ways to deal with this,
you know, adequately. One is that you do the krestarma
and you suck up like you wouldn't believe. The second
is that you do in New Zealand and you just
you just try to hide away and don't draw any attention.
But has has Alba run the risk of potentially maybe
just antagonized Trump just either so slightly like you know,

(02:27):
he's not doesn't sound like a Trump fanboy.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
He's not a Trump fan boy. But you know, to
be honest, I mean, does Donald Trump even know where
Australia is? Is he sure we're not Austria? I mean,
the guy is just the weirdest duck in the whole pond,
don't you think? I mean, how the hell do you
deal with the guy? Well, how do you draw up
policies and deal with Washington?

Speaker 1 (02:48):
He's don't ask me. This is baffling the most smart
people in the world. I've got no bloody idea. Jeez,
I don't know.

Speaker 2 (02:54):
It's just weird.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
Yeah, Now, is this pro Palestinian protest march's going to happen?

Speaker 2 (03:00):
Well not if the government has its way. This is
a proposed march across the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Sunday.
The group here in Sydney is called the Palestine Action Group.
It's been protesting for the last couple of years, just
about every weekend and places like Hyde Park. But given
what's going on in Gaza now, the images we've seen
of starving children alike, the Palestine Action Group has applied

(03:22):
for permission, as is required out of the law, has
asked the police for permission to march on the Sydney
Harbor Bridge on Sunday. The state government has said, not
on your nelly. The bridge is a major artery through
the city. We can't have a block for a protest.
The group itself says, right, if that's the case, if
we're not going to be allowed to be going to
go to a Supreme Court to challenge that decision. And

(03:44):
by the way, don't you think that closing the bridge
for a movie scene. A couple of three weeks back,
the Sydney Marathon's coming up in two weeks. That's going
to be closed for that. The Pride March that Anthony
Albanezi marched than a year ago. The bridge was shocked
for that as well. So don't tell me you don't
close the bridge for big events. We're planning a big event. Yes,

(04:05):
So it's going to go to the Supreme Court.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
It looks like that's a fair point that you make. Okay,
Now tell me what's been going on with this childcare story?

Speaker 2 (04:13):
Oh dreadful, just beyond measure. This is on top of
what's happened down in Melbourne. That guy Joshua Brown charged
with more than seventy child abuse offenses. That guy you
know here, they worked at more than twenty I think
twenty three or twenty four child centers in about four years.
I mean, how many jobs have you had? No? I
mean this guy's gone fore.

Speaker 1 (04:35):
He's yeah, maybe we're gonna have to leave it there.
Sorry about that. Murray Old's Australia corresponding you what's going
on here? To give you the You don't need too
much detail. Do your work as been accused of bashing
a one year old in Queensland. So maybe they just
need to have a good old look at who they're
letting look after children. What do you think? For more
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