Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which form an external territory of Australia, are among the remotest places on Earth, accessible only via a two-week boat voyage from Perth on Australia’s west coast. Nevertheless, Heard and McDonald islands featured in a list released by the White House of “countries” that would have new trade tariffs imposed. Such territories featured on the White House list were the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island. But George Plant, the administrator of Norfolk Island, disputed the data. In the five years prior, imports from Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranged from US$15,000 (A$24,000) to US$325,000 (A$518,000) per year.

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2025 12:05 UTC