‘Trusted capital from your long-term ally’: Australian super’s US trip to bolster efforts to avoid Trump’s steel tariffs

<p>Super Members Council says summit may sway US president on tariffs on Australian industry after seeing scale of investment in US</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/23/australia-news-live-one-dead-after-overnight-police-standoff-in-tamworth">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Australia’s $2.8tn superannuation industry will bolster the Albanese government’s bid <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/feb/11/us-tariff-exemption-under-consideration-for-australia-says-albanese-video">to secure an exemption from the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs</a> on steel and aluminium imports this week.</p><p>A delegation of Australia’s largest funds will meet with US government officials from Monday, as part of a four-day summit designed to improve awareness of the industry’s long-term contributions to the US economy and its plans to more than double investment.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/23/trusted-capital-from-your-long-term-ally-australian-supers-us-trip-to-bolster-efforts-to-avoid-trumps-steel-tariffs">Continue reading...</a>