Australia has been identified as one of 21 countries that the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is “particularly interested in” with Trump as part of a review into “unfair trade practices”.

According to a detailed 377-page document from USTR, the Trump administration has taken issue with several facets of Australia’s trade dealings with the US.

Key issues included Australia’s ban on importing uncooked American beef, pork and poultry, the new mandatory news bargaining code, and Australia’s pharmaceutical industry (specifically the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme).

Yesterday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will “defend” Australia’s export interests and will not negotiate on three key issues.

“One is the news bargaining code, the second is pharmaceuticals and the third is biosecurity,” Albanese told media today.

“Those issues are not up for negotiation from the Australian government. We will defend Australia’s interests.”