News
The "sky is the limit" for Arrium's Whyalla Steelworks with the plant having the long-term potential to expand its capacity 10-fold, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta says.
Analysis
The likes of Tony Abbott were willing to see Arrium go under in the name of free market economics, writes Rob Burgess. Instead, the new owners of the Whyalla steelworks are set to save Australian jobs and make the most of clean energy opportunities.
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Whyalla's struggling steel works has been given a $73 million order from the controversial Adani coal mine project in Queensland, but there is political debate about the significance of the deal for the town's future.
The State Government would be forced to use mostly Australian steel in all its future infrastructure projects under a Greens Bill to be introduced into Parliament tomorrow.
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.
Taxpayers will pick up the tab for new machinery at Arrium mines under a government plan to protect 2700 steelwork jobs in Whyalla.
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