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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Embattled steelworks should become a green iron beacon

Using gas to fuel future iron and steel production could undermine its potential, experts warn. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

One of Australia's steelworks facilities should be turned into a green iron and steel hub to lead the worldwide race to decarbonise metals. 

But using gas rather than renewable energy to fuel production could undermine its potential and cost the government billions of dollars in subsidies, a report warns. 

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