There is confusion around why the Heard and McDonald islands, both uninhabited Australian external territories, were singled out on Trump’s tariff list.
The islands are populated by seals, penguins, and birds — but not by people.
The US has suggested a 10 per cent tariff will be placed on goods from these islands, a “reciprocal” tariff on the 10 per cent it believes it pays.
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