The Whyalla steelworks might be the best place in the world to make low-cost green iron. Will Labor seize the moment? | Rod Sims and Baethan Mullan

If the government is committed to the energy transition and a future made in Australia, the choice that must be made is clear

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Whyalla provides the litmus test for the commonwealth and the South Australian government's commitment to green iron. It has all the right ingredients for a thriving, globally competitive green iron industry. In addition to low-cost energy, there is plentiful magnetite ore - ideal for making green iron.

Combine these inputs with the available port and the existing skilled workforce, and you have perhaps the best location for making low-cost green iron in the world.