World's Gone Mad: Kamala Harris brings her word salad to Australia
Sky News host Rowan Dean has reacted to former US vice president Kamala Harris' speech at an Australian real estate conference.
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Sydney Morning Herald
an hour ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australia spared Trump tariff letter as Ley says Albanese should secure special deal
Australia has been spared a letter from the Trump administration demanding countries cut trade barriers to US goods as the White House prepares to reinstate its 'Liberation Day' tariffs, but has not secured a UK-style exemption to increased steel and aluminium import taxes. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley pushed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to get the same treatment for Australia that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won for UK steel to prevent it from being subject to a 50 per cent tariff in the US, saying the opposition would work with the government to make it happen. 'President [Donald] Trump's tariffs on our steelmakers are not in the spirit of our century-old partnership and we urge the Americans to give Australia a fair go and remove them,' Ley said. Trade Minister Don Farrell met his US counterpart Jamieson Greer in Paris overnight as Albanese prepares to hold his first meeting with Trump later this month. The meeting is expected to be dominated by Trump's tariff war and US requests for its allies to boost defence spending. The United States Trade Representative, the office primarily responsible for trade matters, sent a letter to countries asking them to provide their best offer for a trade deal by Wednesday, US time. The Trump administration confirmed the missive, which was first reported by Reuters. The letter suggests fresh urgency from the Trump administration as it looks to settle trade deals with partners ahead of July 8, which is when the 90-day 'pause' on Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs expires. An Australian government spokeswoman said Australia did not receive the letter because it was only sent to nations with a higher tariff rate than the baseline 10 per cent rate. 'Australia is in the lowest 'baseline' tariff tier of 10 per cent,' she said. 'As such, the US administration has confirmed Australia has not been sent a letter. 'We continue to engage with the US on our trade interests. Trade Minister Farrell met with his US counterpart today in Paris and pressed for the removal of unjustified tariffs imposed on Australian goods.'
The Age
an hour ago
- The Age
Australia spared Trump tariff letter as Ley says Albanese should secure special deal
Australia has been spared a letter from the Trump administration demanding countries cut trade barriers to US goods as the White House prepares to reinstate its 'Liberation Day' tariffs, but has not secured a UK-style exemption to increased steel and aluminium import taxes. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley pushed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to get the same treatment for Australia that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won for UK steel to prevent it from being subject to a 50 per cent tariff in the US, saying the opposition would work with the government to make it happen. 'President [Donald] Trump's tariffs on our steelmakers are not in the spirit of our century-old partnership and we urge the Americans to give Australia a fair go and remove them,' Ley said. Trade Minister Don Farrell met his US counterpart Jamieson Greer in Paris overnight as Albanese prepares to hold his first meeting with Trump later this month. The meeting is expected to be dominated by Trump's tariff war and US requests for its allies to boost defence spending. The United States Trade Representative, the office primarily responsible for trade matters, sent a letter to countries asking them to provide their best offer for a trade deal by Wednesday, US time. The Trump administration confirmed the missive, which was first reported by Reuters. The letter suggests fresh urgency from the Trump administration as it looks to settle trade deals with partners ahead of July 8, which is when the 90-day 'pause' on Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs expires. An Australian government spokeswoman said Australia did not receive the letter because it was only sent to nations with a higher tariff rate than the baseline 10 per cent rate. 'Australia is in the lowest 'baseline' tariff tier of 10 per cent,' she said. 'As such, the US administration has confirmed Australia has not been sent a letter. 'We continue to engage with the US on our trade interests. Trade Minister Farrell met with his US counterpart today in Paris and pressed for the removal of unjustified tariffs imposed on Australian goods.'
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Cynthia Nixon bemoans Sex and The City for being 'incredibly white'
Cynthia Nixon disliked how "incredibly white" 'Sex and The City' was. The 59-year-old actress played Miranda Hobbes in the hit HBO series, but Cynthia thinks 'Sex and The City' wasn't reflective of the real world. Speaking to Sky News, the actress explained: "The one thing that didn't really sit well with me in the past was how incredibly white the show was." Cynthia reprised the role of Miranda to star in 'And Just Like That...', the 'Sex and The City' revival show. And Cynthia believes the new series presents a more well-rounded view of the world. She explained: "I think to expand the universe of, you know, who gets to be centred in the show has been a tremendous boon. Whether you're talking about people of colour, whether you're talk about queer people, people of different ages. We used to have a wonderfully fascinating lens, but it was fairly narrow. "We've moved in our view of queer people … for so long, if you wanted to put a gay person on screen, one of the ways to make them palatable was to really emphasise their funniness and I think we have many very funny gay characters, but we're able to, I think, have a more well-rounded view of them." Meanwhile, Cynthia recently revealed that she has an "intense" friendship with her 'And Just Like That...' co-stars. The actress has relished the experience of reuniting with Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker to shoot the revival series. Cynthia - who also starred in two 'Sex and the City' films - told People: "I just think the longevity, I mean the intensity of it, but also the longevity of it, because there's something about knowing and loving a person, but then when you know them for so long, you know their children and their parents and their spouses and their friends." Cynthia has developed a close bond with her co-stars over the years, and she now understands them "in their complete context". Reflecting on her relationship with Sarah and Kristin, she said: "When you understand somebody in their complete context, I feel like that's when you really know them."
