ONE LIFE LOST EVERY TWO HOURS: AUSTRALIA’S DEADLY ASBESTOS LEGACY
MEDIA RELEASE: 3 NOVEMBER 2026 AUSTRALIA’S DEADLY ASBESTOS LEGACY: ONE LIFE LOST EVERY TWO HOURS November is National Asbestos Awareness Month – Friday 27 November is Asbestos Awareness Day 2026 Every two hours and eleven minutes, one Australian dies from an asbestos-related disease caused by exposure to asbestos fibres; that’s 11 Australians every day, 77 every week and 333 every month totalling over 4000 preventable deaths every year – three times the national road toll (1,334 September 2026). Chair of the Asbestos Education Committee, Clare Collins said, “Australia’s national asbestos crisis will continue because many remain unaware or…
