Whyalla Steelworks has produced about three-quarters of Australia’s structural steel and all the steel rails and girders. Renfrey Clarke asks why the state and federal governments aren't working to make it a publicly-owned corporation.
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After injecting $1.9 billion into the Whyalla Steelworks, Labor wants it run by private interests. Renfrey Clarke argues if taxpayers are to bear the cost, they are entitled to demand that the assets stay in public ownership.
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In a grim omen for the federal Coalition, South Australian voters threw out the four-year-old Liberal government. SA Labor, led by a former right-wing union official, faces some big challenges. Renfrey Clarke reports.