Ah yes, the legendarily safe homes of Wittenoom.
April 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Ah yes, the legendarily safe homes of Wittenoom.
After decades of disconnection, the traditional owners of Wittenoom say they are prepared to take legal action to ensure the area is properly remediated so they can return to country.
Fight reignites over Wittenoom asbestos clean-up
After decades of disconnection, the traditional owners of Wittenoom say they are prepared to take legal action to ensure the area is properly remediated so they can return to country.
www.abc.net.au
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
After decades of disconnection, the traditional owners of Wittenoom say they are prepared to take legal action to ensure the area is properly remediated so they can return to country.
Sounds a lot like the 1940's Pathe newsreels for the town of Wittenoom, Australia.
Their pot of 'the new gold' for the lucky residents?
Asbestos.
Their pot of 'the new gold' for the lucky residents?
Asbestos.
August 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Sounds a lot like the 1940's Pathe newsreels for the town of Wittenoom, Australia.
Their pot of 'the new gold' for the lucky residents?
Asbestos.
Their pot of 'the new gold' for the lucky residents?
Asbestos.
I recall the obfuscation going on before they finally admitted the health risks. They copied the fake news tactics of the Tobacco lobby - just evil all the way through.
(Also BHP toxic legacy in PNG and Sth America too)
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/blog/asbesto...
(Also BHP toxic legacy in PNG and Sth America too)
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/blog/asbesto...
Wittenoom: a town destroyed by asbestos
Wittenoom is a ghost town. It’s illegal to travel there. Its name and location are not printed on government-endorsed maps. Anyone who decides to travel through this town – even briefly – is at risk o...
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I recall the obfuscation going on before they finally admitted the health risks. They copied the fake news tactics of the Tobacco lobby - just evil all the way through.
(Also BHP toxic legacy in PNG and Sth America too)
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/blog/asbesto...
(Also BHP toxic legacy in PNG and Sth America too)
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/blog/asbesto...
...Wittenoom, yes that Wittenoom. Fuck I hope Lang is roasting in hell
April 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
...Wittenoom, yes that Wittenoom. Fuck I hope Lang is roasting in hell
🎵Turn again, Wittenoom!
Thrice Lord Mayor of London!🎵
Thrice Lord Mayor of London!🎵
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎵Turn again, Wittenoom!
Thrice Lord Mayor of London!🎵
Thrice Lord Mayor of London!🎵
Más de 2.000 trabajadores y residentes de Wittenoom han muerto por enfermedades vinculadas al amianto. Una tragedia silenciosa y traicionera que muchos afectados llaman el “Chernóbil australiano”
Wittenoom: españoles en el ‘Chernóbil’ australiano | Especial
Dos familias de emigrantes de los sesenta relatan el drama de la mina de amianto que ha causado más de 2.000 muertes
social.elpais.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Más de 2.000 trabajadores y residentes de Wittenoom han muerto por enfermedades vinculadas al amianto. Una tragedia silenciosa y traicionera que muchos afectados llaman el “Chernóbil australiano”
A video blogger has catalogued her visit past the closed roads at the former site of Wittenoom with her four-year-old daughter www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
No plans to increase security at Wittenoom after blogger's 'devastating' visit
Asbestos disease advocates criticise a Queensland blogger for taking her daughter to one of Australia's most contaminated sites.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
A video blogger has catalogued her visit past the closed roads at the former site of Wittenoom with her four-year-old daughter www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
As of 2024, more than 2,000 of the approximately 20,000 former mine workers and residents of Wittenoom had died of asbestos-related diseases.
August 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
As of 2024, more than 2,000 of the approximately 20,000 former mine workers and residents of Wittenoom had died of asbestos-related diseases.
Forty years ago the Wittenoom asbestos disaster changed Peter Gordon's life. Now he has come back to finish what he started.
Top lawyer returns to unfinished business in Wittenoom asbestos saga
Forty years ago the Wittenoom asbestos disaster changed Peter Gordon's life. Now he has come back to finish what he started.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Forty years ago the Wittenoom asbestos disaster changed Peter Gordon's life. Now he has come back to finish what he started.
Found in the wild last week: souvenir linen tea towel from doomed west Australian town Wittenoom, home to the asbestos mining company Blue Sky. Amazed that such a toxic location had a tourist industry, until we found out the awful truth about mesothelioma.
August 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Found in the wild last week: souvenir linen tea towel from doomed west Australian town Wittenoom, home to the asbestos mining company Blue Sky. Amazed that such a toxic location had a tourist industry, until we found out the awful truth about mesothelioma.
The head of a West Australian iron ore miner which inadvertently applied to explore the heavily contaminated landscape around Wittenoom has called for changes to WA law to halt further exploration.
Miner 'unaware' it had applied to explore contaminated land at Wittenoom
The head of a West Australian iron ore miner which inadvertently applied to explore the heavily contaminated landscape around Wittenoom has called for changes to WA law to halt further exploration.
www.abc.net.au
June 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The head of a West Australian iron ore miner which inadvertently applied to explore the heavily contaminated landscape around Wittenoom has called for changes to WA law to halt further exploration.
Fight reignites over Wittenoom asbestos clean-up: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/wittenoom-asbestos-litigation-documentary/105886444
Fight reignites over Wittenoom asbestos clean-up
After decades of disconnection, the traditional owners of Wittenoom say they are prepared to take legal action to ensure the area is properly remediated so they can return to country.
www.abc.net.au
October 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Fight reignites over Wittenoom asbestos clean-up: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/wittenoom-asbestos-litigation-documentary/105886444
It is utterly shameful that the Western Australian government hasn’t committed to fully rehabilitating this site, the most contaminated mine site in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia’s Chernobyl.
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is utterly shameful that the Western Australian government hasn’t committed to fully rehabilitating this site, the most contaminated mine site in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia’s Chernobyl.
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
This is awesome — go get that money.
Of course it would have been nice to not be poisoned too.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Of course it would have been nice to not be poisoned too.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Wittenoom traditional owners launch $1.5 billion compensation claim
Banjima traditional owners say the thousands of hectares left poisoned by decades of asbestos mining have caused one of the highest death rates of mesothelioma in the world.
www.abc.net.au
February 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is awesome — go get that money.
Of course it would have been nice to not be poisoned too.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Of course it would have been nice to not be poisoned too.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
The Town of Wittenoom…. I did not know this and now that I do, I’m speechless and disgusted
youtu.be/QYAWxJ8a7RA?...
youtu.be/QYAWxJ8a7RA?...
Australia's Secret Chernobyl
YouTube video by fern
youtu.be
May 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Town of Wittenoom…. I did not know this and now that I do, I’m speechless and disgusted
youtu.be/QYAWxJ8a7RA?...
youtu.be/QYAWxJ8a7RA?...
Wittenoom. Indigenous Australia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHw...
and Australia's dirtiest secret:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lJU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsw...
Chris Graham redflag.org.au/article/seve...
www.greenleft.org.au/content/lie-...
more...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHw...
and Australia's dirtiest secret:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lJU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsw...
Chris Graham redflag.org.au/article/seve...
www.greenleft.org.au/content/lie-...
more...
Australia's Ghost Town: The contaminated city Wittenoom | Free Doc Bites | Free Documentary
YouTube video by Free Documentary
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Wittenoom. Indigenous Australia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHw...
and Australia's dirtiest secret:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lJU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsw...
Chris Graham redflag.org.au/article/seve...
www.greenleft.org.au/content/lie-...
more...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHw...
and Australia's dirtiest secret:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lJU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsw...
Chris Graham redflag.org.au/article/seve...
www.greenleft.org.au/content/lie-...
more...
On Mars, perhaps.
The rich are indifferent to the consequences of their pursuit for wealth.
Gina Rinehart's family fortune began with toxic blue asbestos from Wittenoom WA, but it's unlikely she loses sleep over the fact that it's still the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.
The rich are indifferent to the consequences of their pursuit for wealth.
Gina Rinehart's family fortune began with toxic blue asbestos from Wittenoom WA, but it's unlikely she loses sleep over the fact that it's still the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
On Mars, perhaps.
The rich are indifferent to the consequences of their pursuit for wealth.
Gina Rinehart's family fortune began with toxic blue asbestos from Wittenoom WA, but it's unlikely she loses sleep over the fact that it's still the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.
The rich are indifferent to the consequences of their pursuit for wealth.
Gina Rinehart's family fortune began with toxic blue asbestos from Wittenoom WA, but it's unlikely she loses sleep over the fact that it's still the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.
And she has still never cleaned up the pile of asbestos tailings Hancocks Company left in Wittenoom. An environmental vandal on all counts.
February 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
And she has still never cleaned up the pile of asbestos tailings Hancocks Company left in Wittenoom. An environmental vandal on all counts.
For me this awful Wittenoom/traditional owners asbestos tailings story conjures up a glamour shot of Julie Bishop in her shiny red shoes, in her shiny new ANU suite in Perth #thesundayshot
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For me this awful Wittenoom/traditional owners asbestos tailings story conjures up a glamour shot of Julie Bishop in her shiny red shoes, in her shiny new ANU suite in Perth #thesundayshot
It really is a sin on what’s still happening Wittenoom,and the song is still strong today even after many decades. Ian
August 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It really is a sin on what’s still happening Wittenoom,and the song is still strong today even after many decades. Ian
August 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There are many who died agony of asbestosis that would lament her existence. Remember Wittenoom.
This person is an ego walking around with no values.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
There are many who died agony of asbestosis that would lament her existence. Remember Wittenoom.
Traditional owners sue Western Australia government for $1.5bn to clean up toxic asbestos at Wittenoom
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Traditional owners sue Western Australia government for $1.5bn to clean up toxic asbestos at Wittenoom
Town in the state’s Pilbara region was the site of three blue asbestos mines and has been described as ‘the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere’
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Traditional owners sue Western Australia government for $1.5bn to clean up toxic asbestos at Wittenoom
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...