The Trump administration has taken credit for Australia’s decision to lift import bans on American beef, putting it at odds with the Albanese government which insists the decision is purely science-based.

While the government accepted the decision to end the biosecurity ban would bolster its case for the US to drop or lower the tariffs it has imposed on Australia, Trade Minister Don Farrell and Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the decision was the result of a departmental review which began long before US President Donald Trump was elected.