Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
Aug 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Rio Tinto receives $1.8bn bailout for aluminium smelter
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Rio Tinto is set to receive $1.8bn in taxpayer funding to support Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter.
WHO: Rio Tinto; Australian government
WHAT: Taxpayer-funded bailout of $1.8bn for Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter
WHEN: Reported Aug 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: Taxpayer funding is provided to save vulnerable industrial operations.
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