Greek Australian politician Nick Adams, now a US citizen, has been nominated by Trump to be the next US ambassador to Malaysia.

Donald Trump has threatened extraordinary new taxes on one of Australia's biggest exports to the US.The US president said he was looking to announce 200 per cent tariffs on all imported pharmaceuticals.

Australia’s total beef exports to the US rose significantly in June in the face of President Donald Trump’s new tariff regime, which saw the American leader specifically single out Canberra for refusing to accept adequate red meat imports.

Just because Australia is not getting a letter from Donald Trump does not mean the country is getting a “fair tariff”, the opposition says.

Australia is distancing itself from the United States in Southeast Asia amid a flurry of tariffs and aid cuts, pledging "we are here for the long haul".

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, seeking to reassure them the region is a U.S. priority despite President Donald Trump's tariff offensive.

US president Donald Trump is up to his old tricks, threatening to inflict enormous tariffs as part of an ultimatum that could end up hitting Australians with a huge price hike on essential items. There are warnings that Australians could face a huge rise in prices of medications after Trump suggested he may place a 200 per cent tariff on

Huge tariffs flagged by US President Donald Trump on copper and pharmaceuticals added to the ASX woes during Wednesday’s trading.