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If we want to be respected, we have to stand up
he told host Sarah Ferguson
The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with s***",
His former adviser Steve Bannon famously explained the Spray-Tan Sultan's strategy ... he wroteFor the record, I think Trump's tariffs are like setting your house on fire to keep burglars out – they'll cause higher prices, mass job losses, and very likely a recession,
Pape wrote in his latest columnTrump is as likely to go ahead with these trade tariffs as he is to officiate a gay marriage at the Mexican border,
he wrote in his column
In the long term, a tariff conflict only has losers,
said German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck
There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests,
Barrot told French television TF1, recalling how the EU countered similar tariffs in 2018 and vowing to take the same approach if necessary.jpg)
We of course, will use all of the human assets at our disposal. Australians will always stand up for Australia’s interests. And we will do that – we’ll continue to put the case [forward for a tariff exemption],
Albanese said
I presented Australia’s case for an exemption and we agreed on wording to say publicly, which is that the US president agreed that an exemption was under consideration in the interests of both our countries,
Albanese saidAustralia is a key strategic ally for our country,
Courtney said, noting the importance of Australian co-operation in the Indo-Pacific to address tensions over territory, security and influence
The first cheque was delivered on Friday … and two days later what do we see? A 25 per cent tariff on steel and all products coming from Australia into the US,
Courtney said in the US House of RepresentativesWhat I envisage is continuing our act to respond diplomatically – that’s how you get things done,
Albanese saidYou’re leaping way ahead,
he said when asked about retaliatory tariffsI just spoke to him,
Trump said of AlbaneseBy all the measurements President Trump talks about – trade issues, that we’re being ripped off by other countries – in this [Australia’s] case, every one of those arguments fails,
he saidThese are just the first crack at these estimates, but we expect lost economic activity due to the floods to reduce GDP in the March quarter by about 0.1 per cent,
he saidWe still have weather warnings, we still have communities severely impacted,
he saidIt’s 25 per cent without exceptions or exemptions, and it’s all countries, no matter where it comes from,
he saidWe will be there for the people of North Queensland and Far North Queensland when it comes to rebuilding their communities,
he saidI just spoke to him [Albanese]. A very fine man. He has a surplus. We have a surplus with Australia, one of the few, and the reason is they buy a lot of airplanes,
he saidWe don’t expect the floods to affect the overall aggregate CPI or our overall aggregate forecasts for inflation, but it would be easy to see prices for things like bananas and sugar to be most likely impacted because of the loss of crops,
he said