- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
Summary
Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Heard Island and McDonald Islands—remote, uninhabited Australian territories near Antarctica—despite their lack of human activity or exports.
The White House listed them among “countries” facing new trade tariffs. Australia’s Prime Minister said, “Nowhere on Earth is safe.”
Other Australian external territories, like Norfolk Island, were hit harder, facing tariffs up to 29%.
Conflicting data show improbable exports from these islands, including $1.4m in “machinery and electrical” goods from Heard and McDonald Islands in 2022.
Those penguins have been ripping us off for many years.
who are the ones who always have to protect them every time they almost go extinct? Can’t they contribute to their own defense effort?
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