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Liberal MPs Question Sussan Ley’s Judgment over Labor ‘Henchmen’ Claim
The cancellation highlights tensions over energy costs threatening Tomago's 1,000 jobs as negotiations continue between governments and Rio Tinto to secure the smelter's future.
- On Friday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley was barred from touring the Tomago aluminium smelter near Newcastle, cancelling a planned press conference just after 10:00am, but she met chief executive Jérome Dozol.
- Owners say rising electricity bills have driven closure discussions as Rio Tinto began consulting on Tomago aluminium smelter's potential closure by 2028 amid doubling energy costs in coming years.
- Ley's office said businesses are `too nervous to have an open conversation about policy for fear of political consequences`, and Ley said she was `very happy I was able to have the meeting` with Jérome Dozol.
- Governments are negotiating with Rio Tinto on rescue options, with a Tomago bailout set to be the fourth this year after $135 million Nyrstar and $2.4 billion Whyalla packages.
- She argues nuclear power could provide baseload for industries like Tomago and says she would not support the government purchasing the 40-year-old plant, amid rising energy costs, last week.
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Liberal MPs question Sussan Ley’s judgment over Labor ‘henchmen’ claim
The opposition leader’s office suggested that government pressure was behind the cancellation of her tour of a smelter, which Labor flatly denied.
·Sydney, Australia
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
12%
R 25%
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