'Why weren't we told?' Orica's community reference group members want answers

Matthew Kelly
Updated May 2 2024 - 6:15pm, first published 4:48pm
Picture shows Orica Community Reference Group members Keith Craig (top left) and John L Hayes (bottom left). Main picture by Jonathan Carroll.
Picture shows Orica Community Reference Group members Keith Craig (top left) and John L Hayes (bottom left). Main picture by Jonathan Carroll.

Members of Orica's community reference group say they were kept in the dark over the exposure of Kooragang Island workers to extremely high levels of potentially deadly cobalt dust.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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