New South Wales: Accountability, Asbestos And Indigenous Rights - The Case Of Baryulgil

New South Wales: Accountability, Asbestos And Indigenous Rights - The Case Of Baryulgil   Lee C. Moerman, and Sandra L. van der Laan, 2011   This paper documents the history of paternalistic state policies and the effects of asbestos mining on the Indigenous community at Baryulgil in northern New South Wales. Despite the lack of profitability, the asbestos operations continued for over 30 years leaving a legacy of asbestos-related health and environmental issues. The shift of...

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