New Hopes in Asbestos Disaster: A New Drug for Mesothelioma and Asbestos Detecting Technology Developed
While the risk of asbestos disease still haunts many Australians despite a decade-long ban, new hopes to cure asbestos cancer [...]
Latest Register Shows over 4 Dozens of SA Schools Contaminated with Category 2 Asbestos
In the recent report of the Advertiser, they revealed that there are 55 schools having a category 2 contamination as [...]
Tennant Creek Residents Seeking Government Help for Children Exposed to Asbestos
Indigenous residents of Tennant Creek, NT are clamoring for the Northern Territory or the federal government to provide health checks [...]
A Study Links Immigrants’ Occupation to Mesothelioma Death Rate
A study conducted by researchers from Curtin University and University of Western Australia concluded that immigrants from the UK, Italy, [...]
The Truth on Asbestos Imports in Australia
Australia has long been aiming for an Asbestos-free country. As early as 2003, an Australia-wide ban on importation, manufacture and [...]
Asbestos Scare at Royal Hobart Hospital Calls for Reaudit
The Tasmanian Opposition calls for a fresh audit of the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment site as another asbestos contamination is [...]
Cheap Glass, Formaldehyde and Asbestos Contaminated Materials are Slipping Past Customs Officials
The senate inquiry received a submission by the national construction union stating that building materials contaminated with asbestos, cheap glass [...]
No Asbestos fibres found in Ash Cloud Covering Port Augusta, SA
Repeated tests by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found no trace of the cancer-inducing material in the ash cloud over [...]
The Story of Barry Knowles who Outlived Mesothelioma Prognosis by 6 Years
Barry Knowles was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer back in 2010. He managed to undertake 18 months of chemotherapy, [...]