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Business

Unexpected Port Pirie smelter shutdown lifts world lead price

Port Pirie’s Nystar smelter has shut down after an unexpected outage at its blast furnace, sending world lead prices to a monthly high.

Business

Nyrstar repays $42 million to taxpayers as Lucas negotiates

Nyrstar will make its first principal repayment on taxpayers’ $291 million loan for the Port Pirie smelter, with Treasurer Rob Lucas using his power to approve or veto a takeover of the company as leverage in negotiations over the outstanding debt.

Analysis

Port Pirie children still exposed to contaminated air: research

Research shows that many children in Port Pirie continue to have high blood lead levels, argues Mark Patrick Taylor, Cynthia Faye Isley and John Glover.

Theatre

A multicultural drama of strangers in a strange land

For Greek-Australian actress Deb Galanos, taking part in State Theatre Company’s new drama The Gods of Strangers was a chance to explore her family’s own story of post-World War II displacement and migration to Australia.

Analysis

Fast-track solution to put Iron Triangle back on the rails

After proposing a fast passenger rail linking Adelaide with Victor Harbor, Richard Blandy and Edwin Michell say there is also a strong case for a service linking the state’s capital with the struggling Iron Triangle towns of Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Pirie.