‘Disgraceful': Albanese has ‘done nothing' to prepare for US tariffs
'They are doing nothing, and they shouldn't be shocked by this because President Trump in both his terms is doing exactly what he said he was going to do,' Ms McQueen told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
'The Albanese government has had plenty of time to prepare to try and get around this.
'It's disgraceful that they have made no attempt to meet with President Trump; he's too busy visiting China.'
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