Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from aluminium

Government reveals taxpayer-funded deal to keep Australia’s largest aluminium smelter open. How long we will pay?

It seemed inevitable – politically at least – that the federal government would step in to save Tomago Aluminium in New South Wales, Australia’s largest aluminium smelter.

The Conversation

Smelter's future secured but cost to taxpayers unclear

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been handed a government lifeline to ensure it keeps running beyond 2028 amid spiralling energy costs.

AAP

I’m a professional photographer and the Manfrotto One is the greatest tripod I’ve ever used

The Manfrotto One aims to combine the best features of a photo and video tripod into a single model, and may just be the best pro tripod ever

TechRadar

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Before you do your big Christmas shop, you need to try this clever trick to defrost your freezer quickly – all you need is aluminium foil

Remove ice from your freezer fast

Ideal Home

Aluminium in vaccines: separating RFK Jr’s claims from scientific evidence

The US health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, believes that aluminium in vaccines can cause health issues, such as neurological disorders, allergies and autoimmune diseases. This contradicts scientific evidence from many studies that have confirmed the safety of vaccines and aluminium “adjuvants” – substances that boost vaccines’ effectiveness.

The Conversation

EU Commission hits Meta with antitrust probe despite US pressure

The tech giant is alleged to have abused its dominant position with rules on AI WhatsApp integration. The probe could further strain EU-US talks on European steel and aluminium, which have already been hit with steep US tariffs.

Euronews

Cookware Lead Contamination Recall: Which Affected Products Match the Unbranded Cookware Millions Still Use?

FDA widens its cookware lead contamination recall, raising concerns that unlabelled pots used in millions of homes may resemble affected products.

International Business Times UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how

You’re probably reading this article on a phone or laptop containing more than 30 different metals. Some will be common: aluminium casing, copper wires. But other metals are less familiar and much more scarce. Each iPhone contains less than a gram of lithium, for instance, but would not function without…

The Conversation

Android-powered desktop PCs are coming – and I think they'll be an exciting step up from ChromeOS

We know a lot more about Google's grand plan for an Android-based 'Aluminium OS' to take over from ChromeOS.

TechRadar

Google's Aluminium OS could spell the end for Chromebooks

Plans for the Android PC are becoming clear and Aluminium OS could play a key role

'Aluminium OS' tipped to be Google's new Android-based PC operating system

A now-deleted job listing teased the future of ChromeOS with a new ‘AluminIum OS’ which will be based on Android.

Tom’s Guide

Inside Google's Aluminium OS: What the future holds for Android on desktops

Google’s mysterious Aluminium OS might be inching closer to becoming Android for PCs.

Android Central

Google's New AI-Powered 'Aluminium' OS Set to Replace ChromeOS on Desktops in 2026

Google confirms Android desktop "Aluminium" will replace ChromeOS in 2026, bringing AI-driven features and premium experiences to select devices.

International Business Times

US to cut steel tariffs only if EU agrees to soften digital rules enforcement in return

The US pushes for softer digital rules enforcement in exchange for tariff relief to the Europeans after Brussels meeting with Greer and Lutnick.

Euronews

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Creative Bloq

These new earphones pack a portable punch

Aviation-grade aluminium meets hand-polished wood meets your ears.

Mammoth Overland just dropped a rooftop camper built like an aircraft – and it pops open in 30 seconds

The Guardian - AU

Memories of a first England Test in Perth: a terry towelling hat and Lillee’s aluminium bat

A hastily cobbled together three-match series allowed me to see Australia’s firebrand bowler in action at the Waca – and finally find my tribe

Cycling Weekly

'A bit otherworldly' – Groundbreaking first aluminium velodrome opened in the US

The 250m track is one of only five in the country

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

One state could help Australia lead green metals race

Australia could help to reduce carbon emissions around the world using green metals but one state is likely to play a bigger role than others.

Woman & Home

How often should you clean your oven? Cleaning experts share their recommendations

Professionals advise how often you should clean your oven, and it's more than you might think...

Cycling Weekly

One of Trek’s best road bikes, the Émonda, will soon be gone forever; this now-or-never deal sees the last surviving model drop under $2000

The Émonda ALR 5 is our choice as one of the best aluminium bikes, and now has a massive up to 29% off in this early Black Friday discount

Bang & Olufsen just redefined the soundbar – move over LG, Samsung and Sonos, here's the Beosound Premiere

As sci-fi as it is sonically solid, the B&O Beosound Premiere soundbar certainly makes a statement

AAP

Power deal inked to secure smelter's short-term future

A 12-month power deal has guaranteed the short-term future of a 70-year-old aluminium smelter that employs more than 500 people.

PC Gamer

YouTuber spends over $6,000 to make a solid aluminium Xbox like the 2000s prototype, and it 'operates like any other Xbox because that's exactly what it is'

It's a pretty great way to play Halo, though.

AAP

'We need energy': leader touts gas to save smelter jobs

The fate of 1000 workers hangs in the balance as leaders debate the best way to save Australia's biggest aluminium smelter from closure.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations