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The
Wollongong Workers Inquiry
A record of the campaign
and investigation conducted by the Socialist Equality Party and
the Committee for a Workers Inquiry from November 1996 through
to the January 1998.
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Hundreds of residents register for class
action against lead smelter pollution in Australia
[2 March 2000]
Alcoa Australia admits cancer dangers
[15 January 2000]
Australian steel company leaves deadly
toxic legacy
[15 November 1999]
Workers and residents in Western Australia
suffer health problems from Alcoa's alumina plant
[1 November 1999]
US study establishes link between dioxin
and cancer
[1 June 1999]
Wollongong steelworks pumps out dangerous
dioxins
Report confirms Workers Inquiry findings
[10 February 1999]
Labor seeks to block pollution documents
[31 July 1998]
Test case in Australia
Wollongong resident fights for release of pollution documents
[22 July 1998]
Industry link to
leukaemia and cancer confirmed
Workers Inquiry answers government challenge
[7 April 1998]
The Findings of the Workers Inquiry
into the Wollongong Leukaemia and Cancer Crisis
These findings,
the product of months of investigation and released on
September 9, 1997, establish a definitive relationship between
an alarming rate of leukaemia and cancer in the city of Wollongong
and the actions and operations of heavy industry, particularly
the BHP Port Kembla steelmill.
The findings are available for downloading as a 60K Adobe Acrobat PDF.