Labor will splash billions on the bailout of one of Australia’s largest fabricating giants, avoiding a years-long, looming crisis.

On Thursday, the federal and New South Wales governments jointly announced a deal to bail out the Tomago aluminium smelter, at a cost of A$2.5 billion over ten years. The smelter is Australia’s ...

Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract ...

Rio Tinto's massive Tomago aluminium smelter in NSW is reportedly close to collapse. The facility, situated in Tomago about 13km west of Newcastle, employs some 1000 workers directly, but a stoppage ...

The New South Wales and federal governments have agreed to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years to secure the future of Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Tomago Aluminium. The smelter's owner, Rio ...

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Rio Tinto’s haggling with governments over the future of its Tomago aluminium smelter makes for a high-wire drama that’s thrilling for politici–ans and the media but agonising for its workforce.

Rio Tinto says Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter at Tomago will be unviable beyond 2028 based on the power price contracts offered to date, and the mining giant wants to decide on the smelter’s ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The Tomago aluminium smelter near Newcastle is on "the verge of disaster" after it was hit with an ...