Astonishing to realise that 4,000 people die EACH YEAR from asbestos exposure in OZ – a corporate crime?
ABC spoke to my wife Gill, about her asbestos disease for The Drum. Her powerful plea is on YouTube. Pity they could not spell her name correctly – Professor Gill North… Please share. More at Asbestos Awareness Australia. https://asbestosawarenessaustralia.com.au/
She has been an inspiration, researching the issue of Asbestos over more than 3 years, founding a charity, Asbestos Awareness Australia. See this link for all the reports. https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/?s=asbestos
The rising risk is now the third wave – DIY renovators. And more women are being killed. This is not an old man’s disease, nor is it abating. One third of property in Australia, including residential, commercial and public buildings is exposed. And just a few fibres on one occasion are sufficient to seed the disease, many years later.