Australia ‘killing’ US manufacturing with aluminium imports, Trump’s trade adviser says

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Donald Trump’s trade adviser claims Australia is “crushing” and “killing” America’s manufacturing sector with its imports of aluminium, as the Albanese government scrambles to try to secure exemptions to the president’s 25% tariffs on metal. Anthony Albanese said he was still hopeful the local steel and aluminium industry could be spared from the tariff regime, even after escalating comments from the Trump administration criticising current trade arrangements with allies, including Australia. Despite Trump saying tariff exemptions for Australia were being given “great consideration”, the president’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has taken a swipe at aluminium arrangements in a media blitz....