Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (April 3) the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs was not "the act of a friend," but ruled out placing reciprocal tariffs against the United States.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Australian goods as a “poor decision,” while saying that he will not respond with reciprocal levies.The measures unveiled by President Donald Trump are “not the act of a friend,

SYDNEY -- Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized the imposition of a 10% tariff on the country's exports to the U.S., calling it "not the act of a friend," but he ruled out retaliatory measures.