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The Guardian // World

US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s ‘socialised medicine’

Monday 7th July 2025, 3:00PM

US trade representative has been collecting evidence of countries ‘freeloading’ as part of Donald Trump’s tariff campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the most influential lobby groups in Washington are pushing the US to retaliate against Australia’s treatment of American exporters, pointing to drug approvals and domestic manufacturing incentives as proof of unfair “freeloading”.As the Albanese government seeks to navigate uncertainty over the US president, Donald Trump’s shifting plans for trade tariffs, campaigners from the powerful US Chamber of Commerce and the National Taxpayers Union have urged the White House to push back on countries that use price controls or “undervalue American innovation”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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