Asbestos is a nasty old mineral. It’s known for releasing fine, microscopic fibers that can lodge in the body’s tissues and cause deadly disease over a period of decades. Originally prized for its ...

More than 20 years after Australia banned all forms of asbestos, the deadly legacy still lingers. It is in the walls and roofs of homes, schools and countless other buildings, as well as the lungs of ...

Concerns are mounting for the health of thousands of children, educators and their families after children’s coloured sand products were recalled because testing revealed that the products contain ...

Asbestos that is linked to lung cancer called mesothelioma, is still present in more than one million Australian homes, offices and schools according to reports. And the problem is “compounded by poor ...