
Beef is displayed for sale at a butcher shop in Melbourne, Australia on April 4, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
The Australian government has finally announced it will remove tough restrictions on fresh U.S. beef imports after months-long internal debate over how to respond to the Trump administration’s tariff regime.
In April, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his administration’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that saw countries like Australia hit with a 10 percent tariff on all goods going to America.