It doesn't have to be "buy local", per se, it just has to be "buy non-US". But there are few tangible things I actually buy from the US. I don't mind stuff from the EU, it's a little pricey due to our exchange rate, but for the things I buy it's generally OK.

There are heaps of services that are bought from the US though - just about every streaming service, Google/Apple, Starlink, and so on. Those can fuck right off , if possible. Sometimes that's not practical (eg google/apple's ecosystem), but at least have a look for alternatives.

We do it's just more "boutique"

There are still people making clothes but they usually only do small orders. There are still people making doors and windows, greengrocers and butchers still exist. It is a little more pricey but if we all shifted to locally made and owned then a lot of necessary manufacturing would move back to Australia.

They can continue making the garbage I don't need and don't buy overseas.

I don't understand it. If I was a politician right now, I would not, under any circumstances, hitch my political wagon to the shitshow that is going on in the US. But Dutton and that "Trumpet of Patriots" crowd - bless their 1950's White Australia hearts - are all for it.

Labor would be wise to stall the election for a month or two, just to let things unfold a bit more over there.

That's the problem with countries being run by responsible adults. They tend to think of the interests of the country instead of petty payback and point scoring. It is a shame the US didn't elect such a person. Idiots try and drag you down to their level.

Tariffs raise domestic prices and the price of inputs for local industry. The US economy and it's citizens are being punished enough by Trump's stupidity.

Also the real prize for us is the export markets the US will be losing. When the US pushed their LNP stooge Scott Morrison into pissing off China, US exporters picked up billions of export business at our expense. Time to return the favour before Dutton does a repeat.

I don't know. By asking Australians to make up their own mind about what they purchase over trying to bring tariffs in retaliation hopefully it will draw less ire from the the US.

Plus most staple goods are primarily Aussie made and manufactured (bread, milk etc.). So asking to think about Aussie produced products it won't massively increase the cost of living (hopefully).

god i hope not. he wants to ban protesting. he's a textbook fascist :/