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.

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.

SYDNEY - Mr Donald Trump’s 10-per-cent tariffs on close ally Australia are “not the act of a friend,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on April 3, but added that his country will not retaliate with its own levies.