A legislative bill written by Canadian students will be presented this week that calls for a federal government ban on the export of asbestos.  The bill was written by students in response to an invitation from MP Nathan Cullen to write a proposal on how they would improve the country.   Asbestos production and exportation is [...]

It’s been almost a month since dangerous levels of asbestos was discovered at Wallaga Lake in the south coast of New South Wales, and yet little action has been taken to protect the health and safety of the Aboriginal community living there.
 
Barry Robson, president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia, and Jenny Macklin, minister [...]