Fibreglass, often used in home insulation and consumer products has been revealed by a former hazardous materials expert as more carcinogenic than asbestos. The fibreglass manufacturing industry contains many of the
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MCG found to contain flammable cladding
The Melbourne Cricket Ground has been revealed as having portions of flammable cladding, the Victorian state government revealed. As part of a crackdown on safety and construction practises across the
PFAS contamination in QLD in the spotlight
In her visit to Australia this week, American activist Erin Brockovich has called on the government to act to prevent the spread of PFAS chemical contamination. ABC News reported that
Dangerous levels of lead in Sydney homes
Households across Sydney’s inner west and CBD have been discovered to contain potentially dangerous levels of lead, according to new research by Macquarie University. Students at the university analysed the
Youngest case of silicosis recorded in Australia
An Australian tradesman from the Gold Coast has become the youngest person to be diagnosed with silicosis, a fatal lung disease known as the ‘new asbestos’. Connor Downes, 22, has
