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Labor pledges $2 billion to back green aluminium

Ronald Mizen
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Labor will pledge $2 billion towards converting Australia’s four aluminum smelters to renewable electricity with a 10-year production credit designed to turbocharge the shift to green, low-carbon aluminium.

Under the policy to be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Tomago aluminium smelter in the Hunter on Monday, producers will receive taxpayer support for every tonne of green aluminium they make in the decade to 2036.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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