Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bail-out
The deal to save the Tomago aluminium smelter is no ordinary bail-out. It’s the result of more than year’s negotiations with a return to the taxpayer, the workforce, the shareholders and the planet.
Australia Institute Co-CEO Richard Denniss, Labor Member for Chifley Ed Husic MP and Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia Thomas Mayo discuss this issue and how best to address it on a panel from the National Labor Conference Fringe - 23rd July, 2026.
Mon 27 Jul 2026 17.00 AEST
Even though we are one of the world’s largest exporters of gas it is regularly suggested that Australia experiences “shortages” of gas, domestic energy prices are high, and little tax is paid by the multinational companies that export Australian gas.
These myths are frequently used to justify fossil fuel expansion.
Australia Institute Co-CEO Richard Denniss, Labor Member for Chifley Ed Husic MP and Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia Thomas Mayo discuss this issue and how best to address it on a panel from the National Labor Conference Fringe – 23rd July, 2026.
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The deal to save the Tomago aluminium smelter is no ordinary bail-out. It’s the result of more than year’s negotiations with a return to the taxpayer, the workforce, the shareholders and the planet.
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