News bargaining code tariffs ‘would hurt US more’
US retaliation for the News Media Bargaining Code and other bugbears would actually hurt Americans more than Australians, according to an expert who says the Australian/US copyright deal could be revisited.
US President Donald Trump is expected to introduce global tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’ (April 2 US time) after a review into nations with “unfair trade practices” highlighted Australia among 48 nations the US is “particularly interested in” cracking down on.
In an itemised 377-page document, the Office of the US Trade Representative takes aim at a number of Australia’s trade practices with the US.
