Politics live: US says Trump persuaded Australia to lift beef ban as Labor claims move ‘based on science’

Jul 24, 2025 - 00:00
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Politics live: US says Trump persuaded Australia to lift beef ban as Labor claims move ‘based on science’

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Coalition demands biosecurity reassurances after US beef trade deal news

The opposition is a little less welcoming of the decision to lift restrictions on US beef.

The prime minister himself has said that we couldn’t relax the restrictions on the importation of US beef because of serious biosecurity concerns. So if the government has found some way of dealing with that issue, protecting our domestic agricultural industry from the introduction of foreign diseases and pests, then they should say so.

He [Albanese] should stand up today and explain to beef farmers in Australia that there is no risk to their biosecurity, that he hasn’t watered it down. Continue reading...

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