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An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
- President Trump announced a 10% tariff on all imports, including the remote Heard and McDonald Islands, marking a significant expansion of his tariffs against trading partners.
- Dow futures dropped nearly 1,000 points and major retail companies, like Dollar Tree and Walmart, saw stock declines of 11% and 6%, respectively, after the tariffs were announced.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed confusion about the 29% tariff on Norfolk Island, stating, "I'm not quite sure that Norfolk Island... is a trade competitor with the giant economy of the United States."
- The Australian Antarctic Division highlighted that Heard Island and McDonald Islands are uninhabited and among the world's least disturbed areas, limited in human activity due to harsh conditions.
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Trump's tariffs on penguins and pine trees feel like a late April Fools joke
Uninhabited Heard and McDonald islands among puzzling Australian external territory targetsOriginally published on Global VoicesNorfolk Island jail with local pines – Photo courtesy Steve Daggar, via Wikimedia CC BY 3.0 US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs seem like a late April Fools’ joke for people down under. Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory, has been hit with a 29 percent tariff, even though the tiny island, …
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