Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that a decision to ease rules on beef imports from the U.S. was not prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump this week said the U.S. would sell "so much" beef to Australia after Canberra announced the relaxation of restrictions,

Donald Trump praised Australia’s decision to lift import curbs on US beef amid trade negotiations between the two allies, after the US president had highlighted Canberra’s biosecurity measures as an unfair impediment to trade.