Rio Tinto gets $1.8bn bailout to keep Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter running
- Posted on August 13, 2026
- By Financial Times
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In brief
Australia's government has committed $1.8 billion in financial support to Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter, marking another strategic intervention to preserve critical industrial infrastructure. This assistance package reflects the Albanese administration's broader commitment to protecting essential manufacturing operations facing economic headwinds. The funding decision demonstrates government recognition of the smelter's significance to Australia's economy, employment, and energy-intensive industrial sector.
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Rio Tinto gets $1.8bn bailout to keep Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter running
Funding follows similar deals by Anthony Albanese’s government to save vulnerable industrial operations
