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Swan rules out 'blank cheque' for Alcoa

Source country smh Friday, February 10, 2012 2:53:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

Entities: Ted Baillieu[1]; Wayne Swan[1]; Tony Abbott[1];

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Tony Abbott told: "With the carbon tax, the aluminium industry is essentially dead in this country,"

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government is talking to the aluminium industry about the global conditions that are making it uneconomic....

Abbott blames carbon tax for Alcoa move

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Entities: Tony Abbott[1];

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Tony Abbott told: "With the carbon tax, the aluminium industry is essentially dead in this country,"

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott continues to blame the carbon tax for the uncertainty over Alcoa's aluminium smelter near Geelong....

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