CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

Well, it is fantastic to be back here at Tomago.

I stood here on not quite this sunny a day, it must be said, for those of you who remember that amazing thunderclap that occurred, and it rained torrentially that day.

But it was also a bright day.

It was a bright day because we promised that our government had your back.

And what we are doing today is announcing what governments do the best - a Federal Labor Government working with the New South Wales Labor Government to deliver in the national interest, in the interests of the Hunter, and in the interests of your jobs and your future.

This announcement today secures the future of this facilit...