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Nyrstar has shut down its Port Pirie smelter again, just days after restarting operations following a two-month unplanned shutdown earlier this year.
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Nyrstar’s Port Pirie smelter has resumed full production for the first time since an unplanned outage shut it down two months ago, as the State Government approved the plant’s new ownership after demanding compulsory repayments of a $291 million taxpayer-funded loan by 2022.
Port Pirie’s Nystar smelter has shut down after an unexpected outage at its blast furnace, sending world lead prices to a monthly high.
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.
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.
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.
