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Australian Story: Season 23

23x25 The Town that Saved Itself

  • 2018-09-24T09:30:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary, News
The South Australian steel town of Whyalla was facing extinction two years ago. A one-company town, its big employer, Arrium, went bust and the jobs of 3,000 steelworkers were hanging in the balance. But the town was determined to save itself. Workers voted in favour of a 10 per cent pay cut and were rewarded when British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta came to town.
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