Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to speak with Donald Trump as tariffs loom. 

The US President has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the country, on top of already existing metal duties. 

He implemented a similar policy in his first term, but later granted partners like Australia duty-free quotas. 

Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Andrew Dickens the Albanese Government has been preparing for such a decision. 

She says it’s been reported that attempts to secure exemptions have been developed behind the scenes. 

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