CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are securing the future of Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, supporting the facility's 550 workers, their families and the 1,000 workers indirectly employed across Northern Tasmania.
We want to see Australia make more things here.
This investment will boost jobs in the region while strengthening our national sovereignty.
The Bell Bay smelter is a major contributor to Tasmania's industrial and manufacturing sectors and is vital to the Northern Tasmanian regional economy.
The $200 million investment over five years will help secure Australia's ongoing aluminium production capability and ensures all Australians shar...