Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I'll start again. No-one has a lower reciprocal tariff than Australia, and that obviously has relevance—less politically, more economically—because the relative position of Australia is a strong position. That's the first point. The second point that I would make to you, President, is that obviously we don't agree with the approach that the Trump administration has taken on this. We think tariffs are an act of economic self-harm. We have said so publicly. We made that clear on, as it was described, liberation day and in our response to that. The Prime Minister made that clear. That remains our position. The final point I would say to Senator Cash is that this is a challenging time and it is time for some responsible behaviour from the coalition on this. (Time expired)