The next challenge for Australian steel and aluminium exporters, as well as their upstream and downstream counterparts, is how to navigate the uncertainty in global markets, as global supply chains adjust.

Australia will not impose reciprocal tariffs on the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ruled out exemptions or exceptions for all countries on steel and aluminium tariffs.

UNSW Economics Professor Gigi Foster discusses US President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Australia. “People are making a big deal about these tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium going to the US but if you look at