Current Affairs: US tariffs on steel and aluminium

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is being urged to phone United States president Donald Trump about new US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The White House says no countries will be exempt form the tariffs, but the Australian government is looking to push its case at this week's Trans-Pacific Partnership signing ceremony.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Source: AP