BlueScope closure would blow $3.3billion hole in Illawarra economy: report

By Glen Humphries
August 11 2015 - 12:00am
Widespread concern: Steelworkers and members of the community at a Save Our Steelworks public meeting last week. Picture: GREG TOTMAN
Widespread concern: Steelworkers and members of the community at a Save Our Steelworks public meeting last week. Picture: GREG TOTMAN
'Carnage' predicted if BlueScope site closes
'Carnage' predicted if BlueScope site closes

The closure of the Port Kembla steelworks would blow a multibillion-dollar hole in the Illawarra's economy and see unemployment skyrocket to about 17 per cent, according to a recently released report.

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