Project News

vale Catherine Madden

December 15, 2012
Journalist Catherine Madden, who since 2009 has been a regular contributor to the Australian Asbestos Network website, died on 1 December after a long and brave battle with breast cancer.
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Meet Linda Reinstein, president and CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

November 27, 2012
Linda’s Reinstein’s journey from “contented PTA mom” to global activist was swift and brutal.
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New research on childhood exposure to asbestos

September 06, 2012
A new study into the children of Wittenoom has revealed that they have an increased risk of succumbing to asbestos-related disease later in life.
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Asbestos Management Review report made public

September 03, 2012
The Federal Government has released the report of its national Asbestos Management Review. This follows the setting up of a review committee in 2010 headed by former ACTU assistant secretary Geoff Fary with the aim of developing a national policy on the future management of asbestos.
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Children of Wittenoom the subject of a new study

August 26, 2012
Researchers at the University of Western Australia have just embarked on a new study investigating the current health of people who lived in Wittenoom as children.
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Australian biomarker research headlines international conference

June 07, 2012
Researchers have moved a step closer to a new and better blood test to diagnosis mesothelioma.
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Community group drives plan for world-first mobile asbestos remover

April 20, 2012
The dangerous dumping of asbestos, particularly during natural disasters such as the last year’s Queensland floods, could be averted with the design of a new mobile disposal unit.
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“One-stop shop” for pleural disease an Australasian first

April 02, 2012
The first dedicated clinic in Australasia for “one-stop” diagnosis and treatment of people with pleural diseases has opened at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.
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Record payout for mesothelioma from children’s railway

October 27, 2011
A Perth man has been awarded more than $2 million in the Supreme Court for mesothelioma contracted after childhood visits to an asbestos-contaminated miniature railway.
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Landmark $1.15 million verdict for asbestos victim

October 01, 2011
A Supreme Court jury has awarded a former machinist $1.15 million in compensation for mesothelioma contracted after visiting a Perth asbestos sheeting factory.
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DIY renovators are ‘third wave’ of asbestos victims

September 05, 2011
Home renovators are the latest victims of Western Australia’s deadly asbestos legacy, new research has confirmed.
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Research updates from the Wittenoom Cohort Studies

August 03, 2011
Read a summary of project updates.
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