LIVE: Election campaign 2025 - Huge development in US tariff saga as Donald Trump considers deal with Australia

The Prime Minister and Peter Dutton both begin their day in Melbourne as the election campaign passes the halfway point.

  • 16 апреля 2025, 02:00

The Prime Minister and Peter Dutton both begin their day in Melbourne as the election campaign passes the halfway point. Both party leaders will go head to head in their second debate tonight.

Australians go to the polls on May 3.

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Australia eyeing bespoke trade deal with the Trump administration

The US government has revealed it is considering trade deals with at least 15 countries following Donald Trumps announcement last week of a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs.

We’ve had more than 15 deals, pieces of paper, put on the table - proposals that are actively being considered, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The specific nations who have offered the deals have not been confirmed by the US government, however, the Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is prioritising quick agreements with Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

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