澳大利亚贸易部长本周将在美国与全球前20大经济体的同行会面，届时他将推动制定“开放、公平且适应未来需求”的规则。二十国集团（G20）占全球国内生产总值的85%，仍然是观点迥异的国家之间进行对话的渠道。贸易部长唐·法雷尔（Don Farrell）在周二启程前表示：“如今比以往任何时候都更需要与国际伙伴合作，以应对前方的共同挑战和机遇。我们的繁荣取决于澳大利亚企业能够依靠基于规则的贸易，在公平的竞争环境中参与竞争、进入全球市场并保持竞争力。全球紧张局势加剧和保护主义动摇了全球贸易体系的基础，我将敦促我们的伙伴就保持贸易流动的务实合作达成一致。”
坐在78万亿美元规模的谈判桌旁，法雷尔参议员有机会就澳大利亚的关切直接与美国贸易代表贾米森·格里尔（Jamieson Greer）进行沟通，例如7月生效的关税上调，以及唐纳德·特朗普总统最新发出的停止柴油出口的威胁。特朗普政府此前声称澳大利亚及数十个国家在打击供应链中的现代奴役问题上做得不够，因此对澳大利亚商品征收了12.5%的关税。
Australia’s trade chief will push for rules that are “open, fair and fit for the future” when he meets counterparts from the world’s top 20 economies in the US this week. The G20 makes up 85 per cent of global GDP and remains an avenue of dialogue for countries with vastly different views.
格里尔当时表示：“美国实施强制劳动进口禁令已近一个世纪，并严格执行；我们的贸易伙伴早已该采取同样的做法。”他补充说，此举“将开始纠正既侵犯人权又扭曲贸易的做法，以改善全球工人的福祉”。
“Now more than ever, we need to work with our international partners to tackle the shared challenges and opportunities ahead,” Trade Minister Don Farrell said ahead of his departure on Tuesday.
这一新税率是在此前10%的关税到期后实施的，此前美国最高法院裁定，2025年在全球范围内实施的广泛关税措施是非法的。
“澳大利亚政府将继续维护我们的利益，支持我们的出口商，并致力于建立一个开放、公平且适合未来发展的全球贸易体系，”法雷尔参议员表示。此外，法雷尔参议员还将就与欧盟的自由贸易协定、与韩国的能源安全合作、澳大利亚农民进入印度市场的机会，以及在与美国贸易战不断升级的背景下加强与加拿大的经济联系等问题展开讨论和游说工作。
“Our prosperity depends on Australian businesses being able to rely on rules-based trade to compete on a level playing field, reach global markets and remain competitive. “Growing global tensions and protectionism have shaken the foundations of our global trading system, and I will press our partners to agree on practical co-operation to keep trade flowing.” A seat at the $78 trillion table gives Senator Farrell a chance to air Australia’s concerns directly with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, such as July’s effective tariff hike and President Donald Trump’s latest threat to halt diesel exports. The Trump administration imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian goods after claiming Australia and dozens of other countries were not doing enough to combat modern slavery in their supply chains. “The United States has had a forced (labour) import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it’s well past time for our trading partners to do the same,” Mr Greer said at the time, adding that the “action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere”. The new rate came after the previous 10 per cent levy expired, with the US Supreme Court ruling that sweeping duties imposed internationally in 2025 were illegal. “The Australian government will continue to defend our interests, support our exporters and work for a global trading system that is open, fair and fit for the future,” Senator Farrell said. Senator Farrell is also set to canvas the free trade with the EU, energy security with South Korea, market access for Australian farmers with India and deepening economic ties with Canada amid its spiralling trade war with the US.