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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  (ACCC) has issued an unprecedented recall on counterfeit brake pads that contain asbestos. The bogus brake pads — which are supplied in what appears […]

The impending removal of a house or houses affected by loose fill asbestos insulation in a street or suburb is often the catalyst for many Canberrans seeking information about the […]

Asbestos Victims in Australia have cause to be concerned by the 44% reduction in annual James Hardie contribution to the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund. While the company has fulfilled its obligation to […]

We know Australia has been devastated by the deadly impact of asbestos – lives lost, communities contaminated and ongoing fear of further exposure. The latest statistics emerging from the United […]

WITH about 12 deaths a week from mesothelioma in Australia, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is bringing some of the world’s leading experts to Australia for the second International […]

Heather Von St James is living with mesothelioma ten years after her initial diagnosis. She was exposed to asbestos as a young child from her fathers asbestos laden clothes. She […]

Cars Guide recently reported that thousands of brakes pads containing deadly asbestos — designed to fit one of Australia’s most popular cars — are being sold illegally to local buyers […]

The development of an exciting but expensive drug that fights the aggressive terminal lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, has raised legal questions about who should pay the treatment […]

KANIVA’S Hannaton Merinos has auctioned a ram for charity, at each of its sales, for the past 12 years. This year, they raised $3000 for a charity close to stud principal Sally […]

Mr Zorco Zabic worked at the Gove Aluminium Refinery in the Northern Territory in the 1970’s and was exposed to asbestos dust and fibre from lagged pipes. He was diagnosed […]