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 ...

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

The federal opposition has described the deal as a net zero "failure", while the Greens want the government to own a stake in the smelter.

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 ...

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The announcement safeguards thousands of jobs in the Hunter Valley and protects Australia’s sovereign aluminium manufacturing capacity, a strategic sector that has long been under pressure from rising ...

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 ...