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New research has shown the significant financial cost to the community of treating asbestos related diseases. The global implications are the spending of billions of dollars in treating asbestos diseases […]

AMAA is proud to be associated with Seagulls Football Club in Tweed Heads, the oldest provincial rugby league club in Australia. Seagulls is 5 minutes from the Coolangatta Airport and services […]

This is another timely reminder of the importance of correct disposal procedures for asbestos containing materials. The Queensland timber industry says illegal activity in plantations is reaching crisis point, with […]

Overall rates of asbestos-related cancers may have slowed, but exposure to the toxic material is increasingly occurring at home, according to a report in the Australian Medical Journal. The report, to […]

There has been an increase in the amount of asbestos waste being illegally dumped in Lismore. Asbestos debris was found “hidden” in other waste and not disposed of in the […]

“AMAA offers a network of friendship, support and hope to patients with asbestos related disease, their families and friends.” AMAA Asbestos Community Outreach Centre Open Monday to Friday (excl. Public […]

The parents of a 25-year-old man who died from mesothelioma want home renovators to ensure they aren’t exposing themselves or loved ones to asbestos. When martial arts champion Adam Sager […]

A study run over four years by an American team of doctors has found a new approach to mesothelioma treatments. After assessing the Surgery for Mesothelioma After Radiation Therapy (SMART) […]

A shipment of soil taken into a Melbourne primary school for landscaping was littered with asbestos fragments. The Environment Protection Authority has launched an investigation into how fragments of old […]

Owning a home has been a long held Australian tradition, with many families choosing to renovate their home as the family grows. But research is revealing the dangers faced by […]