PM says Australia has 'ideological disagreement' with US after it reveals anti-slavery tariff (www.abc.net.au)

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The United States is planning to impose a 12.5 per cent tariff on goods from Australia, alleging the country has failed to take action to prevent slavery and forced labour.

Anthony Albanese says any tariff on Australian exports to the US is "unjustified and inconsistent" with the free trade agreements between the two allies.

Former Australian ambassador to the US Joe Hockey says Donald Trump is convinced that tariffs are beneficial to the US.

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[-] MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 hours ago

Trump, the great dictator over the country that has the most exploitative cheap labour setup (minimum wage, working for customer tips to make a living) in the world!

No moral high ground to be had here USA and your slavery supported economy!

Fix up your own backyard first, empty headed tariffs from and empty headed dictatorship about a cause you have NO right to preach about!

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026

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