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Dying man wins payout

A man who said he developed an asbestos-related cancer from his father has won a "significant sum" of compensation from the North chemical giant where his dad worked. Nicholas Trowbridge's father Michael was a plant manager at ICI in Teesside from 1957 to 1975 and Nicholas believes that is why he has been diagnosed with mesothelioma. He launched a legal bid in February against the firm for compensation and, on Friday, was awarded what he says is "a significant sum" in an out-of-court settlement. It could open the floodgates for scores of similar claims. Nicholas said: "I am happy it has finally been laid

ACTU calls on Govt to phase out importation of asbestos

On the same day that a South Australian woman has received a record payout for pain and suffering from an asbestos-related disease, a meeting of the Federal and State Workplace Relations Ministers in Melbourne agreed to yet more time-consuming consultation on phasing out the importation of the deadly substances. This follows last week's snap maritime union ban on handling asbestos, an action which seriously threatens production at Australia's biggest brake lining plant, situated in western Victoria. On this program a decade ago, the same manufacturer, Bendix Mintex, declared its intention to find an alternative to the asbestos used in its brake linings. Despite

Cancer hug’ woman launches site

Debbie Brewer was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung, last December. Her website, Mesothelioma and Me, provides information and advice for sufferers and their families. The site also includes an online diary of her own experience of learning about and living with the illness. 'A missed cancer' Earlier this year the Ministry of Defence agreed to compensate 47-year-old Mrs Brewer, from Plymouth, because she developed the disease from hugging her father, Philip Northmore, an asbestos lagger at Devonport Dockyard, when she was a child. Although it can lie dormant for 40 years, when the symptoms

Mesothelioma scientist wins Premier’s award

scientist who has developed a blood test to help diagnose mesothelioma has won the top prize at this year's Premier's Science Awards in Western Australia. Professor Bruce Robinson won the $10,000 prize which honours the most outstanding achievement by a Western Australian scientist in scientific research and leadership. The awards were presented by WA Premier Geoff Gallop last night. Professor Robinson says he started researching the disease because he wanted something good to come out of the disaster of Wittenoom, which has seen hundreds of people affected by the asbestos-related cancer. He says the blood test works with other tests to diagnose the

NSW court blames Water Board for man’s asbestos poisoning

For close to 30 years, from the '50s to the early '80s, asbestos was used in this country in almost every aspect of industry and building, from brake linings to fibro sheeting. And it's still around -- one in three Australian homes built before 1982 are thought to still contain asbestos. This, despite the known extreme dangers of the stuff and an increasing number of people suffering from mesothelioma -- cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibres. One of the disease's most worrying characteristics is that it takes decades to develop. Stephen Smith contracted the disease working on a building site in the late 1960s. In