Struggling smelters get $135 million bailout I ABC NEWS

Two of Australia's smelters have been handed a taxpayer-funded lifeline. International metals producer Nyrstar will get $135 million to keep its smelters in Hobart and Port Pirie in South Australia running. Tasmania and South Australia are kicking in $25m and $55m respectively, with the federal government tipping in the balance to rescue the zinc and lead plants. But their future isn't guaranteed. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-0... ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsSA

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