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.