Australia pumps $1.5bn into steelworks, but 'green iron' doubts remain

SYDNEY -- A packed Australian pub is rarely quiet. But last week, the front bar at the Westland Hotel Motel in the South Australian town of Whyalla was an exception, as Peter Malinauskas, the state's premier, spoke to some 200 steelworkers about the future of the 83-year-old local plant.