Calls to buy Australian Made welcomed by local business leaders, as Trump tariffs bite

Australians will be incentivised this month to buy more locally made products, as hefty USA tariffs impact industry and exports. The campaign is good news for local manufacturing, including one family business that's proudly produced Australian leather goods for more than 50 years.

Tanya Van der Water’s business Buckaroo Leatherworks based at Bellambi, south of Sydney is among more than 4,500 businesses to display the Australian Made logo.(SBS-Sandra Fulloon)

Key Points

• A federal budget due to be handed down on March 25 is to include extra incentives for a buy Australian campaign.
• Australia’s Manufacturing industry contributes 30-billion dollars of value-add to the economy each year, according to Ai Group.
• The Australian Made label is bestowed on goods that are certified Australian manufactured or grown.

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