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.