Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will not relax its biosecurity requirements for imported beef, potentially limiting what Australia has to offer in tariff negotiations with the United States.
The comments appear to differ from Health Minister Mark Butler, who said the rules might be up for discussion.
Albanese is preparing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
His government is contending with the Trump administration’s Liberation Day tariffs announced on April 2025, which imposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports, impacting the Australian beef sector the most.
Australia is currently the largest beef exporter to the United States, shipping 400,000 tonnes of beef in 2024, valued at $2.9 billion (US$1.89 billion)….