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Government races to keep aluminium giant open as opposition blames energy policy

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Australia's biggest aluminium smelter, Tomago, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, is considering shutting its doors within three years. The federal government has tried to secure the continued operations with a support package for one thousand workers, but the opposition says rising energy costs are sinking the industry.
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