Productivity Commission urges Australia to ditch tariffs as Trump extends US deadline
08-07-2025 04:30 via abc.net.au

Productivity Commission urges Australia to ditch tariffs as Trump extends US deadline

The federal government's economic think tank says Australia will likely be a winner from Donald Trump's tariffs if it does not retaliate and that we would be better off by removing more of the nation's remaining tariffs.
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