Bristol Myer Squibb: Australians living with inoperable malignant mesothelioma – a rare and aggressive cancer mainly due to asbestos exposure1 – are set to access the nation’s first reimbursed immunotherapy […]
Business Research and Innovation Initiative- ASBESTOS TESTING
Opportunity to participate in the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency’s (Australia) Business Research and Innovation Initiative. (BRII) Please see the webpage below for information. Closing date for applications is 17 […]
28
May
2021
Great News. Federal government to match ACT government in compensation for Mr Fluffy victims in Canberra
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-06/government-announces-compensation-for-mr-fluffy-asbestos-victims/100119702
06
May
2021
Asbestos found at more than 100 Queensland schools and the search is still underway, Education Minister reveals
ABC Radio Brisbane By Antonia O’Flaherty Asbestos was extensively used in Queensland buildings prior to the 1990s.(ABC News: Clarissa Thorp Asbestos has been removed at more than 100 Queensland state schools […]
27
April
2021
Australian Government to consider new compensation fund for asbestos victims
This ABC news article highlights political movement regarding asbestos disease sufferers compensation, in particular relation to people exposed to asbestos in Canberra’s “Mr Fluffy” era Commonwealth takes first steps […]
13
April
2021
Unleashing the immune system against Cancer
Interesting article about Immune check point inhibitors and Cancer https://www.nature.com/articles/d42859-020-00076-7?fbclid=IwAR1ERFt9nsbBCKIWMpZ27Dqzqcoj-spIOBEhucsBfQ8ydpXPOsC_t6lAbtI
18
February
2021
Welcome to 2021 with AMAA
AMAA would like to invite all its members and supporters to the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will now be held on Wednesday 24 […]
15
February
2021
Asbestos lurks in more places than you think
Asbestos lurks in more places than you’d think It is easy to forget that asbestos is still present in millions of Australian homes, but it’s a fact that if […]
23
November
2020
‘Dome of dust’ residents demand to know what they’re breathing in
For 10 years John Wilmot has been breathing the air in the West Australian mining town of Newman, but now he is reliant on an inhaler — and he is […]
11
November
2020