Dowladdu Oo Ka Noqotay Ballanqaadkii Ay Siisay Bell Bay Aluminium Qorshaha Tamar Cagaaran
Xubinta Baarlamaanka Jess Teesdale ayaa sheegtay in Bell Bay uusan u qalmi doonin lacagta tamar cagaaran, taas oo keentay dhaleeceyn ka timid Tasmania.
Xildhibaan federaal ah oo ka tirsan Bass, Jess Teesdale, ayaa sheegtay in Bell Bay Aluminium uusan u qalmi doonin qorshaha Green Aluminium Production Credit ee dowladda. Tani waxay ka timid ballanqaad hore oo uu Wasiir Tim Ayres siiyay, iyadoo mustaqbalka warshadu uu shaki ku jiro.
Ballanqaadyadii Hore iyo Go'aanka Cusub
Wasiirka Warshadaha Tim Ayres ayaa ABC Northern Tasmania u sheegay Janaayo la soo dhaafay in Bell Bay Aluminium uu u qalmi doono qorshaha kaas oo bilaabmaya 2028-29. Ra'iisul Wasaare Anthony Albanese ayaa markii uu qorshaha ku dhawaaqay Tomago NSW 20-kii Janaayo sanadkii hore, ku xusay Bell Bay.
Albanese wuxuu yidhi: 'waxay beegtay taageero loo hayo dhirta aluminium ee Australia, oo ay ku jirto taan [Tomago], Bell Bay, Gladstone, iyadoo la siinayo dhibcaha wax soo saarka si shirkaduhu u maalgashadaan xaqiiqda'. Dowladdu hadda way ka noqotay ballanqaadkii.
Dhaleeceynta Wasiirada iyo Doodda Tamar
Wasiirka Warshadaha Tasmania Felix Ellis ayaa ku tilmaamay ka saarida Bell Bay qorshaha inay tahay 'mid xadgudub ah'. Wuxuu yidhi waxaa loo ballan qaaday 'si madow iyo caddaan ah in waqooyiga Tasmania iyo Bell Bay gaar ahaan ay qayb gali karaan nidaamka dhibcaha aluminium cagaaran'.
Ellis wuxuu sheegay in la saaray dalab 'si weyn u fududeeyay'. Rio Tinto ayaa leh warshadu waxay tahay mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu macaamilka badan Tasmania oo ku shaqeysa tamar cusub. Waxay rabaan heshiis koronto Ogosto.
Khatarta Xiritaanka iyo Tusaalaha Manganese
Teesdale waxay sheegtay in Rio Tinto ay dhigteen deadline Ahraam, haddii kale khatar aad u sarreeya warshadu xidhan tahay. Bell Bay waxay shaqaaleysiisaa 600 qof. Heshiiskii sanadkii hore dhamaanaya Diseembar.
Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter ayaa Maarso la xukumay maamul taban, iib lama helin. EY waxay sheegtay in qiimaha korontadu ay udub dhexaad u ahayd in iibgu dhaco. Tani waxay muujinaysaa saameyn go'aanada tamar ku leeyihiin warshadaha.
Federal reversal leaves Rio Tinto plant ineligible for $2 billion support as power talks continue
Federal Bass MP Jess Teesdale says Bell Bay Aluminium will not be eligible for the government's Green Aluminium Production Credit scheme. The $2 billion scheme starts in 2028-29, and the federal government has backflipped on a prior commitment to include the Rio Tinto-owned smelter.
Previous assurances contradicted
Industry Minister Tim Ayres told ABC Northern Tasmania last January that Bell Bay Aluminium would be eligible for the scheme. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese referenced Bell Bay when announcing the scheme in Tomago, New South Wales, on January 20 last year, stating support would target Australian smelters including Bell Bay.
Tasmanian Industry Minister Felix Ellis said excluding Bell Bay was 'outrageous' and that the smelter 'were promised in black and white that northern Tasmania and Bell Bay specifically would be able to take part in the green aluminium production credit scheme.' He asked what had changed.
Power deal and closure risk
Rio Tinto owns Bell Bay Aluminium and wants a power deal locked in by August. Ms Teesdale said she understood the deadline meant a 'very high risk the smelter would close.' The smelter employs around 600 people and last year signed a one-year deal ending in December.
The smelter is a major customer on Tasmania's largely renewable grid. Hydro Tasmania said negotiations with Rio Tinto are ongoing in good faith. A Hydro spokesperson said Ms Teesdale was offered briefings over 12 months but did not respond to her claim of being ignored.
Regional industrial pressure
The Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter entered voluntary administration in March this year, with no buyer found. Administrators EY reported the cost of a power agreement was central to the failed sale, adding uncertainty to the region's industrial base.
Mr Ellis said a 'significantly concessional' offer had been made to Bell Bay Aluminium. He again urged the federal government to extend the production credit scheme to the smelter as negotiations and deadlines converge.
