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Alcoa says keeping its Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria open beyond 2035 will hinge on securing a competitively priced electricity deal, while dismissing green hydrogen as a potential energy source for its Australian operations. 

Meanwhile WiseTech is “accelerating” its acquisition spree, confirming it’s in talks to buy New York-listed logistics software company e2open, as founder Richard White cements his authority and attempts to move on from a sex scandal.

And Australians have been misled into believing Labor has slashed the amount of taxpayer money it spends on expensive consultants in the wake of the PwC tax leaks scandal, according to a review of AusTender data.