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Trump's 100% Pharmaceutical Tariff Hits Australia. The PBS Won't Move.
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Trump's 100% Pharmaceutical Tariff Hits Australia. The PBS Won't Move.

The United States imposed a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical exports from Australia, citing the PBS pricing system as a trade barrier. Health Minister Mark Butler and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor both said the PBS will not change. CSL, Australia's largest pharma exporter, is reviewing the impact.
5 min read a month ago
Liberation Day, One Year On: How Australia's 10% Tariff Played Out
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Liberation Day, One Year On: How Australia's 10% Tariff Played Out

A year after Trump's Liberation Day tariffs hit 185 countries, Australia remains at the 10% floor rate, the lowest applied globally. Exports have shifted, the trade relationship has held, but new pharmaceutical tariffs and an escalating Iran situation are adding fresh complications.
6 min read a month ago
Trump's 100% pharma tariffs hit Australia's $1.3bn export pipeline
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Trump's 100% pharma tariffs hit Australia's $1.3bn export pipeline

White House frames drug import levies as national security. Health Minister Butler says PBS pricing non-negotiable. CSL likely exempt.
5 min read 2 months ago