UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" of human impact.

In March 2025, a rare, all-white penguin was found on a beach in Australia in 'underweight and dehydrated' condition. The Wildlife Welfare Organisation is now caring for the bird. Her unusual coloring is due to a genetic peculiarity called 'leucism,

Like the rest of Australia, the Heard and McDonald Islands, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island are now subject to a tariff of 10%. A tariff of 29% was imposed on Norfolk Island, which is also an Australian territory and has a population of about 2,200 people.

A simple mistake led the administration to slap Australia’s remote Norfolk Island, Heard Island, and McDonald Islands with levies on Wednesday.

Donald Trump issued sweeping tariffs on 'Liberation Day.' Two remote Australian islands were hit with a 10% tariff, despite lacking people or trade.

The tariffs are part of a new plan announced by President Donald Trump yesterday on what he dubbed "Liberation Day."

An Antarctic island in the Australian external territory, spread across 372 square kilometers. One of the most remote places on the planet, the island is inhabited by insects and penguins. It was transferred by the UK in 1910 to Australia in 1947.

Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.

President Trump’s tariffs don’t just cover big U.S. trading partners. They also target tiny islands and territories, some with more penguins than people. Among the places grappling with new U.S. import duties: Norfolk Island—a subtropical Australian territory of some 2,