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One week down in the election race but it's a week that will reverberate across the rest of the campaign.US President Donald Trump's tariff plans came into full view yesterday prompting the Prime Minister to say this was not the act of a friend.
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Southeast Asia hit with heaviest US tariffs
Fast-growing, developing economies in southeast Asia will be hit with some of the heaviest tariffs in the wake of US President Donald Trump's self-declared 'Liberation Day'.Vietnam — which stepped in to fill the need for low-cost manufacturing as the US diversified away from China — now finds itself punished for its trade surplus with Washington.Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos will also have their US exports hit with tariffs of 24 to 49 per cent.Guest: Roland Rajah, the Lowy Institute's lead economist and Director of the Low Institute's Indo-Pacific Development CentreProducers: Brooke Young, Timothy Skelton, Eleni Psaltis
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Ex-Mayor of Quilpie to lead recovery efforts in western Queensland
While rainfall is easing, the destruction caused by the once-in-a-generation weather event could cut off communities for weeks to come, according to forecasters from the Bureau of Meteorology . Former Quilpie Shire Mayor, Stuart Mackenzie has been hired by the Queensland Government to lead the recovery efforts in western Queensland as the state's Recovery Coordinator.
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Myanmar earthquake: Military junta declares temporary ceasefire
Myanmar's military junta has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war, to allow humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to victims from last Friday's earthquake.More than 3,000 people have died in the natural disaster.Military leaders say that fighting will halt until April 22nd to show compassion for those affected by the 7.7 magnitude quake.Guest: Thomas Kean, Senior Consultant at the International Crisis Group, and Editor-at-Large at Frontier MyanmarProducer: Anne Barker
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Australia's beef industry bites back at US tariffs
Outback Queensland farmers have already been battered by unprecedented rainfall and flooding, and now, a second blow to the industry has been delivered in the shape of US President Donald Trump's tariffs.The US has imposed a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian exports, including beef. Guest: Garry Edwards, Chair, Cattle AustraliaProducer: Kelly-Anne Taylor
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