US slaps 12.5% tariff on Australian exports over forced-labour claims

From July 24, Australian exports to the US face a 12.5% tariff — the higher of two tiers applied to 54 economies Washington says lack and fail to enforce forced-labour import bans. Australia sits alongside China, Russia, Israel, Japan and New Zealand. Farrell calls it unjustified and inconsistent with the FTA; Marles says it "makes no sense."