Australia news live: trade minister demands removal of ‘unjustified’ US tariffs; deadly bird flu detected in Queensland for the first time

Per The Guardian, the Trump administration has placed a twelve point five percent tariff on Australian exports, part of a broader action targeting over eighty nations. The stated justification: countries' failure to adequately enforce prohibitions on goods made with forced labor. An Australian trade minister has called the tariffs unjustified, arguing that while combating forced labor is essential, the restrictions don't address Australia's enforcement record. The Guardian also reports that deadly bird flu has been detected in Queensland for the first time.

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