Future of Thousands of Steelwork Jobs in the Air

Future of Thousands of Steelwork Jobs in the Air
Former MP Bill Shorten (L) talking to Liberty OneSteel owner Sanjeev Gupta (R) at the steel works in Whyalla in South Australia, May 1, 2019. AAP Image/Darren England
Rebecca Zhu
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Thousands of South Australians are looking to the federal government for assurance as the future of Whyalla Steelworks operations remain uncertain.

Whyalla’s owner, Sanjeev Gupta, chairman of GFG Alliance, was taken to court by Credit Suisse on Tuesday over the financial collapse of one of its biggest lenders, Greensill. Following its collapse, Credit Suisse is trying to recover a portion of its billions of finance by breaking up Gupta’s Australian assets.