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Australia lifts ban on US beef but denies decision was made to appease Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/labor-lifts-ban-on-us-beef-saying-new-measures-effectively-manage-biosecurity-risks

Hmm was it science or was it diplomatic negotiation?

CetaceanNeeded @lemmy.world - 5mon

Considering how much beef we export I don't understand why we would need to import any from anywhere.

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gila - 5mon

If it's anything like the situation with gas, it's because export contracts are drawn up many years in advance of supply, so supplying for export becomes more important than supplying locally

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Mothra @mander.xyz - 5mon

scientific ?

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Cypher @lemmy.world - 5mon

Should be fairly easy to confirm their claims of an existing review via the FOI process.

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