{
  "id": 666602,
  "title": "Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b over 10 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/aluminium-smelter-bailout-to-cost-taxpayers-2-5b-over-10-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:32:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/aluminium-smelter-bailout-cost-two-and-half-billion-dollars/107030522"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Under the deal, the Commonwealth and state of NSW will split the cost down the middle, with Rio Tinto contributing at least $1.1 billion to reduce its power usage and gear toward renewables.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}