Vow to tackle remote asbestos
Patricia Karvelas; 20/5/08
Asbestos has been found in 45 of 50 remote Aboriginal communities surveyed in the Northern Territory, with the Rudd Government vowing to remove it within 12 months. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin also ordered a review after criticising her department for not alerting her sooner to the findings of the federally funded survey. Ms Macklin last night said the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs told her that in late August last year tradespeople had raised concerns about the presence of asbestos in the houses they were working on.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23781300-5013404,00.html
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