The Albanese government is proposing tougher modern slavery laws after the US threatened to slap tariffs on countries, including Australia, that fail to stop forced labour in their supply chains.

The Albanese government is proposing tougher modern slavery laws after the US threatened to slap tariffs on countries, including Australia, that fail to stop forced labour in…

The proposed changes come after Australia was singled out by the Trump administration last month for failing to do enough to stop imports made with forced labour.

SYDNEY, July 16 — Australia will make big companies criminally liable for modern slavery in supply chains, the nation’s top lawyer said Thursday, weeks after the United States...

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.