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Noah Secomb, Allanah Sciberras, Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Tess Ikonomou

'Must remain open': Labor hails $2.5bn smelter bailout

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says aluminium is an essential product for the nation. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will remain "a country that makes things" after the nation's largest aluminium smelter was handed a $2.5 billion lifeline, saving thousands of workers' jobs.

The Tomago Aluminium smelter in the NSW Hunter region faced closure in 2028 due to forecasts of higher energy prices.

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