‘Power grab’: Trump hikes tariffs on Australia to 12.5 per cent over ‘forced labour’
Thursday’s order contained an annex with a number of product exemptions.AdvertisementAmong those exempted products are hearing implants. “The administration does not care about human rights.“It’s a bit rich for the US to basically tell our friends and allies – and countries which have much better laws and enforcement of those laws – about forced labour. He is a former Sydney editor, Sun-Herald deputy editor and a federal political reporter in Canberra.Connect via X or email.From our partnersAdvertisementAdvertisement
- ▪Thursday’s order contained an annex with a number of product exemptions.AdvertisementAmong those exempted products are hearing implants.
- ▪“The administration does not care about human rights.“It’s a bit rich for the US to basically tell our friends and allies – and countries which have much better laws and enforcement of those laws – about forced labour.
- ▪He is a former Sydney editor, Sun-Herald deputy editor and a federal political reporter in Canberra.Connect via X or email.From our partnersAdvertisementAdvertisement
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