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Trump tariffs hit penguin-only Antarctic Islands

The U.S., under Donald Trump, has imposed a 10% tariff on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, uninhabited Australian territories near Antarctica populated only by penguins, alongside a 29% tariff on Norfolk Island, despite questionable export data. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticized the move as absurd, noting the lack of meaningful trade from these remote outposts, with mysterious figures claiming $1.4 million in “machinery” imports from Heard and McDonald in 2022.