WorldNorth AmericaTrade warsPrint article‘Unjustified’: Farrell lashes Trump’s steel tariff callAndrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentUpdated Jun 1, 2025 – 1.15pm, first published at May 31, 2025 – 8.49amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTrade Minister Don Farrell has lashed Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium exports as an unfriendly act, with pressure mounting on Anthony Albanese to push the case for their removal when he meets the president next month.Trump on Saturday announced plans to increase tariffs on imports of steel from 25 to 50 per cent to “further secure the steel industry in the United States”, unbowed by a court ruling this week that tried to put a handbrake on his global trade war.Loading...APAndrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTrade warsTrump diplomacyCommoditiesTradeForeign relationsInternational affairsLatest In North AmericaFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WorldThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewHow John Mullen juggles chairing Qantas and a $30b firm no one knows1 hr agoAyesha de KretserHow failed architect David Gonski became the chairman of everythingTrump attacks on unis leave international students in limboLife & LeisureIt’s his fitness-bro network that keeps this MD running ultra marathonsLife & LeisureCould the updated Tesla Model Y break Musk’s sales slump?This tour of Sri Lanka proves there’s no place like homeRich ListGambling billionaire Escalante seeks total control of VGW17 mins agoPrimrose Riordan and Zoe Samios‘The pub life’: How hotel barons keep it in the familyIn Pictures: May 2025
