'Not Mr Fluffy':Investigators race to find source of school asbestos

'Not Mr Fluffy':Investigators race to find source of school asbestos

The material came from a recycling plant,and investigators are now wading through 10 years worth of records to find out how it ended up at two ACT schools.

  • bySherryn Groch

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'Dead money':Why Lorraine refuses to have an asbestos management plan

'Dead money':Why Lorraine refuses to have an asbestos management plan

The owner of Mr Fluffy founder Dirk Jansen's former home refuses to have an asbestos management plan. This is why.

  • byBlake Foden
Homeowners ignore requirement for asbestos management plans

Homeowners ignore requirement for asbestos management plans

WorkSafe ACT won't say where the 21 non-compliant homes are,with the regulator to consider taking action on a case-by-case basis.

  • byBlake Foden
Cotter farm goes under the hammer after Fluffy asbestos demolition

Cotter farm goes under the hammer after Fluffy asbestos demolition

Farmers recall sand in the petrol tank,snakes in the water.

  • byKirsten Lawson
Ainslie shops should be given all clear from Fluffy asbestos this weekend

Ainslie shops should be given all clear from Fluffy asbestos this weekend

However the shops will likely still have to be demolished within five years.

  • byKatie Burgess
ACT has among the highest rate of mesothelioma in Australia

ACT has among the highest rate of mesothelioma in Australia

It comes after a study found a clear link between Mr Fluffy to the deadly cancer for the first time last year.

  • byDaniella White
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Owners foot $200,000 bill for next stage of Ainslie asbestos clean-up

Owners foot $200,000 bill for next stage of Ainslie asbestos clean-up

The medium-term plan could stave off the expected demolition of contaminated buildings for a number of years,Work Safety Commissioner Greg Jones says.

  • bySteven Trask
The $8 million Mr Fluffy street

The $8 million Mr Fluffy street

Hawker Street in Torrens had the most Mr Fluffy blocks of any street in Canberra - nine. And the cleared blocks are selling for a premium.

  • byMegan Doherty