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Rio's Tomago smelter in crisis talks over surging power costs

NSW and federal governments under pressure to back Australia’s biggest aluminium producer

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A worker pours molten aluminium at Tomago smelter, as the facility battles soaring power costs and seeks government support. | Credits: TomagoAluminium

Australia's largest aluminium smelter is scrambling to secure billions in taxpayer support as soaring electricity prices threaten to shut it down within three years. Rio Tinto's Tomago smelter — which...

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