Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

The short answer to your question is that, to the best of my knowledge, the funding that the state and federal governments have provided is for Whyalla. I will consult with Minister Husic to find out whether or not there is a request from the Gupta operations in Tasmania. I'm not aware of any, but that's not to say that they're not there. I'm happy to follow that up.

The priority at the moment has been Whyalla. If you can keep the Whyalla Steelworks going, as this rescue package does, that's obviously of benefit to the Tasmanian operations because, as you say, they are supplying product into Whyalla. I was up in Whyalla a few weeks ago with Premier Malinauskas. (Time expired)