US tariffs on Australian goods will rise from 10 per cent under the guise of human rights after a trade office process determined Australia and 59 other countries were not doing enough to eliminate forced labour.

The Australian government slammed the new tariffs – which will rise from 10 per cent, under the guise of human rights – and said they should be removed.

The Australian government slammed the new tariffs – which will rise from 10 per cent, under the guise of human rights – and said they should be removed.