Rio, BlueScope fear Trump metal tariffs

• John Kehoe

Rio Tinto and BlueScope lobby US government to be carved out of looming tariffs on foreign aluminum and steel.

PM's path from 'Panda hugger' to 'China hawk'

• Angus Grigg and Lisa Murray

Since taking office in September 2015, Malcolm Turnbull has undergone a transformation in how he views China.

Qatar's cutoff is just a little scary

• Opinion
• Tyler Cowen

Those events could be the most significant of Donald Trump's presidency so far.

Britain's chaos means Australia needs a smart path to EU FTA

• Opinion
• Zoe McKenzie

Brexit will deprive Australians of a base and allies inside the EU machine. We will need all the leverage and secret weapons that we can muster.

South Africa falls into recession on weak manufacturing

• Mfuneko Toyana and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo

​South Africa has entered recession for the first time in eight years after weak manufacturing and trade pushed the economy lower.

Pharma giant funds Monash rheumatoid arthritis research

• Ben Potter

Janssen Biotech, part of global giant Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to fund research by a team of scientists led by one of Monash University's star researchers into rheumatoid arthritis.

Trump faces growing Russia crisis

• Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush

Under fire abroad over his failure to endorse the Paris climate pact, Donald Trump returned home to confront a growing threat to his presidency.

Confronting the new Indonesia

• Andrew Clark

Australia is now dealing with a far more powerful Indonesia – one more willing, and able, to throw its weight around. This presents many challenges.