Australia news live: Julian Leeser says his son no longer feels safe at Jewish events; Barnaby Joyce’s wife bans ABC’s 7.30 from farm

The Trump administration has imposed a twelve point five percent tariff on Australian exports to the United States as it rolls out new levies on more than eighty nations. According to The Guardian, the administration said these countries had failed to adequately enforce prohibitions on goods produced with forced labor. Australian officials responded with skepticism, acknowledging that combating forced labor is a valid goal but arguing that the tariff strategy makes no sense and will disrupt global commerce.

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