Town in the state’s Pilbara region was the site of three blue asbestos mines and has been described as ‘the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere’ Follow our Australia news live blog ...

Western Australia’s government is facing legal action from an Aboriginal corporation which wants the Federal Court to force it to clean up asbestos contamination from the Wittenoom mine. Gordon Legal ...

The traditional owners of an area poisoned by asbestos have launched a $1.5 billion legal claim against the West Australian government. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that ...

Wittenoom is no longer printed on any official maps, and all road signs that used to bear its name have long been removed. It is regarded as the most contaminated site in the southern hemisphere and ...

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Wittenoom traditional owners have launched a $1.5 billion compensation and clean-up case against the West Australian government. The area was contaminated by decades of asbestos mining, linked to more ...