Original article by Rhiannon Down
The Australian – Page: 2 : 29-Jul-25

Trade Minister Don Farrell has come under fire for incorrectly claiming that US President Donald Trump had raised Australia’s ban on US beef imports in a conversation with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese has come out in defence of Farrell, who now says he confused comments made by Trump in the White House rose garden about Australia with a conversation between Trump and Albanese. The federal government has now lifted restrictions on US beef derived from ­cattle raised in Canada and ­Mexico being imported into Australia, with the Coalition calling for an inquiry into the decision.

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