In the crosshairs of stiff US tariffs, tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts
Here’s a look at some target territories that have little to no production, exports or role in the global economy.
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Australia baffled by 29% US tariff on small island
Even harder to explain, perhaps, Trump imposed a 10 per cent tariff on imports from Australia's Heard and McDonald Islands ...
The tiny Australian islands no one expected to draw Trump’s fury
They’re uninhabited and are home to thousands of penguins and seals, but Donald Trump reckons they should be slapped with a ...
A tiny Australian outpost gets a steep Trump tariff despite few exports
For Richard Cottle, owner of a concrete-mixing business on Norfolk Island, there was only one explanation when U.S. President ...
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Australia baffled by 10% US tariff on uninhabited sub-Antarctic island
Australia are baffled over Donald Trump's decision to slap a 10% trade tariff on its Heard and McDonald Islands - which are ...
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Uninhabited Australian territories among targets of U.S. tariffs – Trump
The Australian external territories of Heard and McDonald Islands that can boast penguin colonies but no humans are among the ...
An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no ...
Australia focuses foreign aid spending on Pacific region as US slashes aid programs
Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its near neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the ...
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Poll position: What Australia’s election holds for the Pacific
Australia’s policies toward the Pacific will continue to be primarily driven by China’s resurgence, no matter who is elected.