ABC News – Australia
·australia
·24 days ago
Smelter clean-up bill likely to be funded by Tasmanian taxpayers, experts say
Tasmania's government may face a $200 million bill to clean up the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter if administrators cannot find a buyer and the company enters liquidation. Administrators announced Thursday they were closing the facility after failing to secure a purchaser, leaving about 200 workers jobless.
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Published 17 Jul 2026, 23:39 UTC · Updated 17 Jul 2026, 23:50 UTC
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