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"We're a small state": Libs poised to downsize grand trade plans

The Marshall Government is poised to open its promised US trade office in Texas after being knocked back on proposed digs in San Francisco, InDaily understands.

USA versus China: South Australia's export challenge

For South Australian exporters, China is now the main game but the US remains a key investor. How does a state like South Australia navigate the trade tensions between China and our closest strategic partner?

David Ridgway's department continues to face cuts. Photo: Facebook

"It's in a sorry state": More senior jobs axed at morale-sapped trade agency

Some of the state’s most senior bureaucrats were offered psychological counselling before being escorted from their building in a public service purge that is still ongoing at the troubled agency that sells South Australia to the world, InDaily can reveal.

“A bad, short-sighted decision”: Brand SA boss blasts funding cut

The executive chair of Brand South Australia has lashed out at the Marshall Government’s decision to axe the not-for-profit organisation’s public funding, calling it a “sad day for the state”.

Trump raises stakes in China trade standoff

US President Donald Trump has taken steps to authorise new tariffs on $US325 billion ($A465 billion) in Chinese imports, as officials prepare for last-ditch talks to avert an escalation of a trade war that threatens to derail the global economy.

Trump threatens China with higher tariffs

US President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal, by announcing he will hike tariffs on $US200 billion ($A285 billion) worth of Chinese goods this week – and target hundreds of billions more soon.