The Trump administration’s new tariff scheme has targeted two remote Australian islands inhabited by penguins and seals. Heard and McDonald Islands, 4,000km south-west of Australia, are among the obscure places affected by the tariffs, which Australian officials have described as a “clearly a mistake”. The US had imposed 10% tariffs on goods from these islands, along with other Australian territories, in retaliation for what Trump claimed were unfair trade barriers on US products. However, experts question the legitimacy of the tariffs due to incorrect data and lack of exports. This incident has sparked frustration among Australia’s leaders, who see it as a sign that “nowhere is safe” from trade disputes.
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