Australia election 2025 live: Littleproud says Coalition to ‘impose a charge’ on gas exports until domestic needs are met; Dutton vows to cut international students
The Nationals leader said he was going to work to get more gas into the system from the Gippsland region in Victoria. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, has said the Australian government will stick with the Aukus submarine plan, despite the announcement of 10% tariffs of Australian exports to the US, because “our strategic relationship and our alliance with the United States is bigger than a bad decision”.“The second point I’d make is Aukus is critical to Australia’s defence capability. That’s why we are proceeding down this path. It’s also why the call for Mr Dutton to link defence into a trade dispute is so risky and so reckless, as prime minister Howard pointed out himself,” Wong told ABC’s Insiders.We have some capacity to engage with other countries who also want to continue to see trade flow. We have a capacity to diversify our economic relationships.We know that US exports from Australia is about 5% of our exports and that’s why we have got to continue to grow our exports with other countries. India, which has become our fourth largest export market, we see our south-east economic strategy – which I talked about for the last couple of years – is so important and we’re seeing that develop. And, of course, other trade agreements that we are in or pursuing. Continue reading...
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The Nationals leader said he was going to work to get more gas into the system from the Gippsland region in Victoria. Follow today’s news live
- Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage
- Anywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guide
- Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina
- Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast
The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has said the Australian government will stick with the Aukus submarine plan, despite the announcement of 10% tariffs of Australian exports to the US, because “our strategic relationship and our alliance with the United States is bigger than a bad decision”.
“The second point I’d make is Aukus is critical to Australia’s defence capability. That’s why we are proceeding down this path. It’s also why the call for Mr Dutton to link defence into a trade dispute is so risky and so reckless, as prime minister Howard pointed out himself,” Wong told ABC’s Insiders.
We have some capacity to engage with other countries who also want to continue to see trade flow. We have a capacity to diversify our economic relationships.
We know that US exports from Australia is about 5% of our exports and that’s why we have got to continue to grow our exports with other countries. India, which has become our fourth largest export market, we see our south-east economic strategy – which I talked about for the last couple of years – is so important and we’re seeing that develop. And, of course, other trade agreements that we are in or pursuing. Continue reading...
