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The Steel Industry Protection Bill 2016 currently before the NSW Parliament would enact this policy and could be debated as soon as this Thursday.
The bill would require all state government funded infrastructure projects using more than 2 tonnes of steel to use only locally manufactured steel.
The bill excludes products that cannot be reasonably made in Australia or from local steel from the mandate, which would be equivalent to Labor's 90% target.
Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge said: "This is a major step forward in the campaign to ensure the future of the Illawarra's steel manufacturing industry.”
