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In this video, World Socialist Web Site correspondent Michael Coggins speaks from Cobar in far west New South Wales, where two miners were killed and a third injured in an explosion on Tuesday morning.

He explains that the tragic deaths of Holly Clarke and Ambrose Patrick McMullen, which have rocked the small community, are part of a pattern of workplace fatalities, across Australia and worldwide, in which workers pay the ultimate price while corporations amass ever-increasing wealth.

We urge mining workers, in Cobar or elsewhere, to contact us today to share your experiences in the industry, and discuss how workers can fight for an end to workplace deaths. We invite all viewers to share this video widely on social media.