A regional community is bracing for another bruising round of job cuts, as an embattled paper mill claims the state government is to blame.
随着一家陷入困境的造纸厂指责州政府应负全责，当地社区正严阵以待，准备迎接另一轮残酷的裁员潮。
Opal Australian Paper has announced about 84 positions will be made redundant at its Maryvale mill in Victoria as it presses on with a restructure.
奥帕尔澳洲纸业（Opal Australian Paper）宣布，其位于维多利亚州的玛丽维尔工厂将裁减约84个岗位，以推进重组计划。
The proposed job cuts are another blow for the Latrobe Valley, where the plant has been one of the region’s largest employers for decades.
这一拟议中的裁员对拉特罗布谷（Latrobe Valley）而言是又一记重击，该工厂数十年来一直是该地区最大的雇主之一。
Hundreds of workers were laid off in 2023, a move the mill’s owner claims it was forced to make after the state government cut off its supply of wood.
2023年曾有数百名工人被解雇，工厂所有者声称，此举是迫于州政府切断木材供应的压力。
Gippsland Trades and Labour Council secretary Steve Dodd said regional workers and their families were still paying the price years later.
吉普斯兰工会与劳工委员会秘书长史蒂夫·多德表示，多年过去了，当地工人及其家属仍在为之前的裁员付出代价。
“Those workers thought they had a job for life,” he told AAP.
“那些工人曾以为自己是铁饭碗，”他告诉澳联社（AAP）。
“Can you imagine working in a job for 25 years and then hearing that?”
“你能想象在一个岗位上干了25年，然后听到这种消息吗？”
His organisation was just finalising a report on the work done to support workers affected by the 2023 layoffs when he was made aware of the fresh redundancies late on Thursday, he said.
他说，他的组织刚刚完成一份关于支持受2023年裁员影响工人的报告，而他在周四深夜得知了新一轮裁员的消息。
“It’s just another bit of a blow for this region,” he said.
“这对该地区来说只是又一记重击。”他说。
The Latrobe Valley has suffered significant industry, manufacturing and mining job losses in recent years, including following the Hazelwood power station’s closure in 2017.
近年来，拉特罗布谷经历了严重的工业、制造业和矿业岗位流失，其中包括2017年黑伍德（Hazelwood）发电站关闭带来的冲击。
Opal said in a statement that the redundancies were the latest in ongoing efforts to right-size its operations since it stopped producing white paper in 2023.
奥帕尔在一份声明中表示，此次裁员是该公司自2023年停止生产白纸以来，持续优化运营规模的最新举措。
“The decision on proposed changes to the workforce at the Maryvale mill has been difficult yet is necessary to position it for the future,” the company said.
“关于玛丽维尔工厂劳动力调整的决定虽然艰难，但对于将其定位为面向未来的企业来说是必要的，”公司表示。
It argues it was forced to do so after the state government announced it would stop supplying it the wood it needed, contrary to an existing agreement.
公司辩称，州政府宣布将停止供应其所需的木材，违背了现有协议，迫使其采取这一行动。
That followed a barrage of court cases that effectively halted native timber harvest production in Victoria, before it was eventually banned from 2024.
此前，一系列诉讼潮实际上叫停了维多利亚州的本土木材采伐生产，并最终导致该行业在2024年被全面禁止。
At the time, the government cited increasingly severe bushfires and prolonged legal action as the reason for the early closure.
当时，政府以日益严重的丛林大火和漫长的法律诉讼为由，解释了提前关闭的原因。
Opal announced in late 2025 it had filed proceedings in the Supreme Court against the state government for the alleged failure, seeking more than $400 million in damages.
奥帕尔于2025年底宣布，已就 alleged failure（涉嫌违约）向最高法院起诉州政府，索赔超过4亿澳元。
It claims it followed years of discussions with the government and was needed to remedy the loss of more than 400 jobs nationwide.
公司声称，其遵循了与政府多年的讨论，此举旨在补救全国范围内超过400个岗位的流失。
The latest redundancies will affect salaried team members and workers under the plant’s enterprise agreements, the company said.
公司表示，最新一轮裁员将影响领取薪水的团队成员以及受工厂企业协议约束的工人。
It will also include previously announced roles still in consultation, roles not filled following voluntary departures or the end of fixed-term contracts and voluntary redundancies.
这还将包括此前已宣布但仍在协商中的职位、因自愿离职或固定期限合同结束而未填补的职位，以及自愿裁员岗位。
Opal said it would consult with affected workers with an eye to redeploying them across the Maryvale site and broader network where possible.
奥帕尔表示，将与受影响工人协商，尽可能在玛丽维尔厂区及更广泛的网络中重新部署他们。
classic corporate blame game. the suits in melbourne cut the supply, then point fingers at the government while the locals get screwed again. it's always the same script.
典型的甩锅大戏。墨尔本那帮高管切断了供应，然后指着政府鼻子骂，最后买单的还是本地打工人。剧本永远都一样。