Jul 17, 2026 – 8.10amWashington | The Albanese government says the Trump administration has failed to justify its harsh tariff penalising Australian efforts to combat slavery, in a forceful call for a carve-out that also received backing from the country’s top business lobby.The Business Council of Australia and the embassy in Washington both lodged official objections to a new 12.5 per cent levy on Australian goods proposed by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in June.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘No evidence’: Australia’s punchy argument against Trump tariff
The government says the US failed to justify its harsh tariff penalising Australian efforts to combat slavery, in a forceful call for a carve-out backed by the BCA.
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