Australia welcomes Trump’s removal of tariffs on beef and other food imports

We maintain our position that tariffs on any Australian products are unjustified,' trade minister Don Farrell says

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The Australian government has welcomed the Trump administration's removal of tariffs on beef and other agricultural exports to the US.

After previously insisting his import duties were not fuelling inflation, the US president, Donald Trump, on Saturday morning Australian time signed an executive order reversing tariffs on food imports including beef, coffee and bananas.