Paul Barry on the steel tycoon who fooled Australia
About this episode
Paul Barry discusses the rise and fall of Sanjeev Gupta's steel empire in Australia.
In 2017, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta arrived in Whyalla promising to save the town’s struggling steelworks and hundreds of local jobs. But nearly a decade later, the steelworks is still fighting for survival. Gupta's business empire has unravelled and he has left Australia along with the promises he made. So what went wrong? Today, former Media Watch host Paul Barry takes us inside the rise and fall of Sanjeev Gupta’s steel dream and how he fooled Whyalla and the world. Featured: Paul Barry, author of The Big Steel: How steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta fooled Australia and the world
People in this episode
Host: Paul Barry
Topics covered
- steel industry
- business failure
- economic impact
- local jobs
- billionaire
- Australia
Keywords
- Sanjeev Gupta
- Paul Barry
- Whyalla
- steelworks
- business empire
- economic promises
- Media Watch
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Media Watch
Books & works: The Big Steel: How steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta fooled Australia and the world
Places: Whyalla
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