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US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals

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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defends decision to impose tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands.

The islands, 4,000km ( 2,485 mi ) from Australia , are uninhabited and are populated only by penguins and seals.

US imports US$1.4m (A$ 2.23 m; ) from the islands in 2022 , according to World Bank data.

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