SYDNEY, Aug 14 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today he had asked US President Donald Trump in a phone call for an exemption from tariffs slapped on his...

The Trump administration has proposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australia and a slew of other countries.

Australia’s plan to force US tech giants to pay for local news is expected to complicate the PM’s attempt to get out of Trump’s latest round of tariffs.