It is the ghost town in Western Australia that was built on an asbestos mine. Now authorities are concerned that curious tourists and thrill-seekers are returning to the outback town of Wittenoom, ...

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Traditional owners in Western Australia's north are reigniting the debate on who is responsible for cleaning up asbestos-contaminated Wittenoom, and raising concerns about potential mining in the area ...

IT boasts one of the most picturesque places in the country but beneath the rugged bushland and red dirt lies a danger that has claimed more than 2000 lives. The small country town which lies around ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The asbestos-riddled town of Wittenoom was declared a dangerous health hazard 15 years ago, but that hasn’t stopped tourists travelling ...

W. O. C. M. Cookson, N. H. De Klerk, A. W. Musk, B. K. Armstrong, J. J. Glancy and M. S. T. Hobbs An estimate has been made of the prevalence of unrecognised ...

Western Australia’s government is facing legal action from an Aboriginal corporation which wants the Federal Court to force it to clean up asbestos contamination from the Wittenoom mine. Gordon Legal ...

Deadly contamination from the mining of blue asbestos at Wittenoom has spread outside a 46,000 hectare management zone. Banjima Traditional Owners say it can't be ignored any longer. There is ...

The town of Wittenoom was established to support the blue asbestos mine. Photo / News.com.au What was once a thriving mining community nestled in a small town in Western Australia now lays almost ...