Australia’s Albanese government proposes “snap” changes to modern slavery laws after concerns raised by the Trump administration’s tariff threat, according to reporting from Western Australian outlets. The updates are described as new adjustments to the country’s modern slavery framework, introduced roughly a month after the tariff threat was made. The sources characterise the move as a rapid policy response and indicate it involves amendments to existing modern slavery requirements rather than a full rewrite of the laws. While both outlets focus on the timing and the linkage to the tariff threat, they do not provide detailed specifics in the summaries provided about the exact legislative provisions, enforcement changes, or the sectors affected. Overall, the reporting agrees that the government is advancing amendments quickly and frames the proposal within the context of international economic pressure and the prospect of tariffs, which is presented as a key backdrop to the policy announcement.