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| Subject: OZschwitz invokes national security while lobbying Trump for trade tariff exemption Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:44 pm | |
| The Turnbull government is urging Donald Trump’s top defence adviser to dissuade the US President from punishing a key ally with shock new tariffs, warning economic damage from the move also carries implications for national security.
Ramping up the effort to stop a trade war, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and key cabinet ministers have emphasised the impact on Australia’s defence capability from steel trade barriers that hurt its industrial capacity.
Defence Minister Marise Payne spoke to US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to convey the Australian concerns, at a time when she has outlined a mammoth $200 billion defence investment program that depends on strong local industry.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-invokes-national-security-while-lobbying-donald-trump-for-trade-tariff-exemption-20180305-p4z2y5.html |
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