26-05-2025
Dusted - the human cost of mining in Australia
Asbestos, the killer material that we now know causes lung disease and mesothelioma, was once the 'wonder mineral'.
Before it was banned in Australia in 2003, many thousands of people died, because building manufacturing companies kept making and selling asbestos products despite knowing its dust was dangerous.
Each generation's stories about asbestos dust tell us something new.
Host Van Badham brings us the final episode in this series.
Guests:
Matt Peacock – journalist & author of Killer Company
Matt Peacock – journalist & author of Killer Company Meredith Edelman – lecturer, business law & taxation, Monash University
Meredith Edelman – lecturer, business law & taxation, Monash University Pavla Miller – academic & co-author of Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance
Pavla Miller – academic & co-author of Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance Dr. Pamela Kinnear – academic & public policy consultant
Dr. Pamela Kinnear – academic & public policy consultant Maitland Parker – Banjima elder
Maitland Parker – Banjima elder Bernie Banton – asbestos campaigner
Bernie Banton – asbestos campaigner Sound engineer – John Jacobs
Sound engineer – John Jacobs
Producer – Lyn Gallacher
Link: searchable database of once-secret industry documents relating to public health.
