The South Australian government has forced the Whyalla steelworks into administration as it attempts to resolve the crisis at the embattled site.
Changes to the Whyalla Steel Works Act were rushed through both houses of state parliament on Wednesday morning, before being signed off by the SA Governor.
The steelworks, which is owned by GFG Alliance, has been in crisis after failing to pay tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments to the government, and millions in unpaid bills to creditors.
GFG, who took over in 2017 will no longer run the steelworks, and KordaMentha has been appointed as administrator.
Whyalla’s embattled steelworks has been in the grip of a months-long crisis. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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