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Dominici Giannini, Steph Gardiner and Tess Ikonomou

Australia steps up US trade beef as Trump claims win

Australia has warned the US what could happen if it continues its assault on free trade. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has warned that US trade wars risk a return to the "law of the jungle" as President Donald Trump claims a win over dropped restrictions on American beef.

Mr Trump and his trade representative Jamieson Greer have put Australia ditching biosecurity blocks on imported beef down to pressure from the White House.

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