A Queensland carpenter, exposed to asbestos materials during his career has been diagnosed with mesothelioma and is filing charges against Amaca Pty Ltd, formerly James Hardie and Co. The court
Remote Indigenous community the site of hundreds of pieces of asbestos
A remote Northern Territory community is the subject of a government report after hundreds of pieces of asbestos debris was found at the Aboriginal community of Galiwin’ku on Elcho Island.
Queensland school site of ‘disturbing reports’ of asbestos exposure
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is investigating a suspected incident of asbestos exposure at a Brisbane high school, which included a delay in informing parents of the contamination. In October
One tonne of asbestos illegally dumped, director & company charged
A company and its director have received a fine of $10,000 each over the illegal dumping of asbestos waste, and other construction waste. Environment Protection Authority Victoria charged the company,
Little Bay Beach closed over asbestos contamination
Little Bay Beach in Sydney has been closed to the public after hundreds of asbestos fragments have been identified on the beach since August of 2020. A local resident raised