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Loose cannons

Could have been the wedding cake "We are aware of reports of civilian casualties, but don't know if casualties were caused as a result of the bomb." — Pentagon spokesperson Lieutenant Comm- ander Jeff Davis, commenting on the US military's July

Drop the charges against AMWU militants!

BY SUE BOLTON MELBOURNE — As attacks on the militant leadership of the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union are stepped up, the Skilled Six Campaign has begun meeting. The campaign group was set up by Melbourne

Workers locked out

BY SAM WAINWRIGHT SYDNEY — Seventy-five workers employed by Nonferral Pty Ltd in Wetherill Park have been locked out for two weeks after refusing to work in unsafe conditions. The workers were concerned about the dangers of transporting molten

Woomera hunger-strikers taunted

BY SARAH STEPHEN The information available from the hunger strikers in Woomera detention centre, whose protest passed the two-week mark on July 7, is heart-rending. The July 5 Canberra Times spoke by telephone to Ramzi, who said "We are very weak

Port Kembla copper smelter blows its stack

BY CRISTINA SACCO WOLLONGONG — Following an explosion at the Port Kembla Copper smelter (PKC) on June 8, the Wollongong City Council has asked PKC to stay closed until an independent safety investigation has been carried out. NSW planning

On the box

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