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Err yes they can courtesy of Google AI Overview - but US Beef is not banned in Australia if it can be traced to be pure US Beef. US Beef is often crossed with Canadian and Mexican stock and lacks traceability thus problems in imports. Fun fact, before BSE, Australia did import some US Beef mainly for the restaurant chain Sizzlers. But price and also safety concerns have negated any exports since. "BSE, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease), primarily spreads within bovine herds through the consumption of meat and bone meal (MBM) contaminated with the BSE agent, a misfolded protein called a prion. Here's a more detailed explanation: The Cause: BSE is caused by a prion, a misfolded protein that can induce normally folded proteins to become misfolded, leading to brain damage and death. Transmission: The primary route of transmission is through the consumption of MBM derived from infected cattle, which contains the BSE prion. Contaminated Feed: Cattle can become infected by eating feed that contains MBM, especially if the MBM contains tissues from other cattle that have BSE or scrapie (a similar prion disease in sheep).

Counterfeit Tax Samps! Bugger the Fentanyl - the Mexican Cartels might get into the production and distribution of the said. Probably a decent quid in it.

Be like like the “Boot Leg” era in the States. Instead of Grog though you will get Speakeasy’s filled with smuggled imported goods. Secret hideaways with IPhones, Computers and other contraband other Freedom loving Yanks, not in the know, will have to pay Trumps Tax on to access. Looking forward to some old fashioned shootouts. “Hand over those un-tarrifed bottles of Canadian Maple Syrup and Australian Beef” the FBI will say on a “steak out”.

Australia has zero Tariffs on US imported goods (as the the Heard and McDonald Pengiun infested isles) but Uncle Sam still slams a 10% tariff on it. Apparently unhappy that Aussies don't want to buy substandard Yankee Beef (there is no ban on US Beef) coming to Australia) and the fact that Australians have access to cheap life saving medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Can's see Thailand or Vietnam getting much traction on this given their clunky bureaucracy's and the refusal of the US to even talk.

Geez Cobber. You sound like a whinging Pom not a proper Yank. Anyway you can get a LHD Permit for non converted vehicles. BTW on your extended holiday what type of vehicle did you drive - LHD or RHD??

Mate you’ve obviously never driven from Townsville to Mount Isa - where apart from a road that stretches forever, you have to contend with, Kangaroos, Cattle, Sheep Emus and bloody long Road Trains. To allow the widespread use of left hand drive vehicles on our roads would be more suicidal than driving Rama II to Hua Hin in a Thunderstorm!

So Australia should just allow cars to drive on the wrong side of the road just to please US Car Manufacturers? Your obviously desperate here Cobber. And on Moo Cows!! Does Australia ban US beef imports? Australia introduced a ban on US beef imports in 2003, in response to an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. It was technically lifted in 2019, subject to an ongoing biosecurity review that in practice means no imports of fresh beef. The sticking point is the US’s reliance on live cattle imports from Canada and Mexico to bolster its national herd. So by protecting the lives of Australians by stopping cars driving on the wrong side of the road and not allowing the spread of mad cow disease among it’s citizens (it can also spread to Australias Beef herd) as well as subsidising life medicines - Australia seems to have drawn the ire Mr Trump and his cronies. But I do agree with one of your points cobber, I do seriously question the IQ of some on this forum.

They are not reciprocal Tariffs. Australia has a Trade Deficit with the United States. Australia has zero tariffs in place on US products. But is it with a 10% tariff on its exports to the United States. Australia has made it clear it is not joining the madness and won’t be reciprocating with tariffs on US imports. That’s just an extra Tax on Australian families. Apparently big pharma doesn’t like Australias Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which subsidies medicines to millions of Australians and Mr Trump and his cronies thought this unfair. So no. They are not reciprocal Tariffs - they are just plain dumb.

Not sure it will work. Norfolk Island doesn’t export anything to the USA but got a 29% Tariff. And how will the penguins and seals of Heard Island negotiate for lower tariffs?

Nope. Australia wont do that. It’s a tax on Australians. We don’t believe in Taxation Without Representation.

Actually the current Government put a plebiscite to the Australian People regarding having a voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Unfortunately IMHO it was lost. The Australian High Court in 1992 through yhe “Mabo Decision” rejected the notion of “Terra Nullius” or “Nobody’s Land” prior to foreign settlement. This decision was codified by the Keating Government in 1993 through its Native Title Legislation. Since that time many Traditional Owners have reclaimed the land that they have cared for for over 40,000 years where Native Title was not extinguished and traditional practices continued. Perhaps it’s best not to throw stones where Glasshouses are concerned.

Australia has no tariffs on US products cobber. Zip, zero, zilch. Australian consumers don’t pay a tax on any imported US products.

But Australia has no Tariffs with the United States. And the Prime Minister has announced Australia won’t reciprocate. Indeed as I pointed out earlier the United States sells more to Australia than Australia exports to the US. There is a long standing Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Australia which Australia honors. So given there are no tariffs on US Exports to Australia and the US maintains a surplus with Australia, why has the US imposed a 10% on Australian exports to the US - tariffs which will be paid for by US consumers? In the immortal words of Pauline Hanson “Please Explain”?

I disagree. Both my daughters just purchased new houses. First time home buyers and before they turned 30. My parents downsized and got a brand new house with money in the bank. Interest rates are historically low. However I must add in all the above cases they didn’t overspend on some “McMansion” and they all live in regional Australia not one of the Capital Cities that has seen a growth in land prices similar to central Bangkok. They all have good paying jobs, free medical care and my daughters now have wonder kids to raise. The moral of the story is if you don’t want to live in the Capital Cities and enjoy the delights of regional Australia like camping, fishing and crabbing, housing is very affordable. The market decides housing prices - not the Government. BTW my dear old Aunt didn’t mind the increase in property values. The house she grew up in, raised a family of 7 kids and has now sold to fund her stay at a retirement village added great value to her family even though it was hand built by her father 80 years ago.

“U.S. goods exports to Australia in 2024 were $34.6 billion, up 3.1 percent ($1 billion) from 2023. U.S. goods imports from Australia totaled $16.7 billion in 2024, up 4.7 percent ($745.7 million) from 2023.” US Trade Representative to Australia. So even though the USA has a trade surplus with Australia, Australia is hit with a 10% tariff. Australia, a nation that has supported the USA in many efforts when called upon -from teams flown across the pacific to help fight forest fires to serving beside US troops in Korea, Vietnam (when most nations turned their backs on the US) Iraq 1 and 2 and Afghanistan. We house highly secret US bases in Australia that help keep Americans safe. Yet our faithfulness and open trade with the USA (which works in America’s favour) is rewarded with a 10% tariff. Apparently Big Pharma is cranky at Australias subsided Medicine System. It’s a “barrier” to the rape and pillage approach in the American Health System. I know and have served with many decent and Honourable Americans. They are my friends. The sadness in me stems from this. Friends don’t treat friends like this.

I was at a similar funeral last month. Around came the lottery seller. Into the Temple Grounds. Those in attendance asked the Monk to choose the lucky tickets which he obligingly did. They say Australians would bet on two flys crawling up a wall - but I couldn’t imagine even the most well seasoned punter having a bet at the Church during a funeral.

Flew in to swampy last night and now trying to get home at Cha Am. Going via Ratchaburi province. Traffic very heavy and as always erratic. Looks like promises that Rama II works would be finished this year definitely out the window but I guess no one believed it anyway. RIP to the workers and their families. More tragedy on this terrible stretch of road.

Unfortunately I can’t see Rama II being finished by then.

Throw in them Thai Amulets and even the gunslingers will be out of work.

Most Thais I know already gamble online - there are multiple Line Groups and betting is on things as diverse as Football scores and the closing numbers of various Bourses across the globe. Its called Hanoi Lottery. Most lose but I have had one friend win big (and bet big) only to be denied a payout when the Group closed. Don't kid yourself that this is not happening, unregulated, right now and that many Thais are becoming poorer for it. If it is legalised there may be some protection (for the winners who when they win big often find the site closed and no payout) and the Government might collect some revenue - but on the other hand legalising online gambling may make things more accessible and the problem worse - but hey which Thai doesn't already have Line? This is a bit like pretending Prostitution doesn't occur in the Land of Smiles.

Ha that's nothing - we used to get sent to Australia for life for stealing a handkerchief or a loaf a bread.

Yes cobber. I referred to a Bulls Testicles In colloquial tongue. Marmite is like warm beer - horrible. Vegemite however like a Chicko Roll - delicious.

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Roger. Also it’s Royal Decree 743 not 733. I have copies of the Thai and English versions on my phone if that was the case. But at this stage there has been no suggestion of linking Tax Returns with Immigration Status and movement across the border. Glad you posted your thoughts though cobber we are fortunate on this LTR Thread to have a good bunch all willing to offer sage advice.

Can you provide a link to this mate? First I have heard of it.