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sentences that state something as happening or true
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3 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Trade Minister Don Farrell has asked the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from further tariff pain in exchange for Australian investment in the lamb industry in the US.
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Farrell → ask → US
Senator Farrell floated the idea, which could see Australians' superannuation savings invested in the American sector, during this week's G20 trade meetings in Milwaukee.
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savings → float → Milwaukee
The proposal aims to get ahead of a US trade investigation into lamb imports, which could result in new tariffs.
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which → aim → tariffs
But American sheep producers, backed by dozens of Republican members of Congress, have been lobbying for tariffs specifically on sheep meat and wool from Australia and New Zealand.
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producers → back → Australia
Senator Farrell's office has confirmed he discussed a possible lamb-industry "support package" with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during the G20 event.
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he → confirm → event
Senator Farrell also spoke to US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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Farrell → speak → Rollins
Representatives for Mr Greer and Ms Rollins have not responded to an ABC request for comment, but Senator Farrell told The Australian newspaper he had received a "positive" response from them.
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he → respond → them
The ABC has also contacted the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia for comment.
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ABC → contact → comment
"We have an opportunity for Australia and the United States to work together to grow the lamb industry," Senator Farrell said in a statement.
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Farrell → have → statement
"We want to see industry, both in Australia and the United States, succeed so that more consumers can enjoy high-quality lamb."
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consumers → want → lamb
Australia supplies more than 70 per cent of the US's lamb imports, according to government figures.
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Australia → supply → figures
Last year, Australia exported about 100,000 tonnes of sheep meat to the US, valued at more than $1 billion.
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Australia → export → billion
American sheep farmers have long argued that imports from Australia and New Zealand threaten the domestic industry.
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imports → argue → industry
In January, 29 Republican members of Congress signed a letter to Mr Greer, which said:
"Our foreign competitors, particularly Australia and New Zealand, have consistently taken advantage of our relaxed barriers and used them to undercut and infiltrate the US lamb market.
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competitors → sign → market
"They have abused imports and suffocated our sheep producers for far too long."
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They → abuse → producers
But Sheep Producers Australia argues Australian lamb "complements domestic production and helps meet year-round consumer demand for lamb" in the US.
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lamb → argue → US
Several Australian meat industry groups have been working on responses to the US trade investigation ahead of a public hearing later this month and a preliminary decision expected by November.
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groups → work → November
Australian diplomats in Washington have also been pressing the case for no new tariffs, with a particular focus on the lamb investigation.
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diplomats → press → investigation
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