Expert to address school asbestos fears (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Queensland Government says it will fly an occupational health and safety expert to Mackay next week to speak to more than 2,000 students and teachers who may have been exposed to asbestos.

Parliament removes time limit on asbestos claims (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
State Parliament has passed laws removing the restriction on the amount of time sufferers of asbestos-related diseases have to claim compensation.

Asbestos scare at high school (The Daily Mercury)
MIRANI State High School students were made to shower in their uniforms after a classroom ceiling containing asbestos collapsed.

Jury: McComb attorneys filed fraudulent asbestos case (McComb Enterprise-Journal)
JACKSON (AP) — Two Mississippi plaintiffs lawyers, including a former state lawmaker, committed fraud during an asbestos lawsuit they filed in 2001 and should pay Illinois Central Railroad Company $420,000 in damages, a federal jury has decided.

Ohio EPA sues over steel mill asbestos (Weirton Daily Times)
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency through the state attorney general's office has filed a lawsuit against the owner and companies removing the city's former Weirton Steel site, claiming asbestos violations.

Govt to probe school asbestos scare (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Education Queensland (EQ) has launched an investigation into the discovery of asbestos at a north Queensland high school.

Students exposed to asbestos dust (The Courier Mail)
STUDENTS at two Queensland schools may have been exposed to potentially fatal asbestos dust, Education Minister Geoff Wilson told State Parliament.

National Asbestos Lawyers of Cooney Conway Launches Mesothelioma Portal (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Chicago based Asbestos Litigation, Personal Injury Law Firm of Cooney Conway Launches New Website Dedicated to Helping Mesothelioma Victims

Asbestos fears in classrooms (The Daily Mercury)
ANGRY parents are concerned their children were unnecessarily put at risk after classrooms were evacuated at two schools due to fears of asbestos exposure.

Parents demand school asbestos answers (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Parents at a north Queensland high school say they want answers from Education Queensland about whether their children have been exposed to asbestos fibres.

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