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.

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 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.