Awareness and News
NSW Rejects Recommendation on Asbestos Payout
May 14, 2012
The NSW Government has rejected recommendations by the Law Reform Commission to pay what is described as fair damages to widows …
Engineers Fined for Importing Asbestos
May 14, 2012
The Australian arm of a German engineering company has been fined $64,000 for importing prohibited asbestos in machinery parts.
Asbestos Warning on Channel Nine's The Block
May 02, 2012
Channel Nines, The Block has recently aired a clip on the dangers of Asbestos in home renovation
Promising Developments in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma
April 30, 2012
New results presented at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland show important steps being made to impro…
Cubby House Cancer Takes Everest Survivor Lincoln Hall
March 20, 2012
Mountaineer Lincoln Hall survived Everest only to succumb to mesothelioma.
Devil’s Dust
February 24, 2012
A two part mini-series about the James Hardie asbestos tragedy went into production on 19 March for the ABC. Devil’s Dust is des…
Eternit Owners Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
February 13, 2012
On 13 February the Italian court in Turin put a final dot in the case of Eternit Group.
