US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 7, 2025
Ottilie Mitchell
BBC News, Sydney
Richard Arculus
The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close "ridiculous loopholes", said the US Commerce Secretary
The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals.
The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close "ridiculous loopholes" and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to reach . . .
