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
Fact Sheet: Managing Respirable Crystalline Silica
The Queensland Government, as part of its targeted approach to the alarming rise of silicosis in the engineered benchtop and stone cutting industries, has released a fact sheet for the
From a persistent cough to being unable to work from silicosis
A Melbourne father has been diagnosed with debilitating silicosis, discovered only due to a persistent cough. Jack Gray was a smoker and thought it was merely a symptom of that,