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Banjima people sue WA government for $1.5B over asbestos contamination: The Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation has filed a $1.5B lawsuit against the WA government for decades of asbestos contamination on their lands, particularly at the Wittenoom site, which is considered the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere. The group seeks waste removal, waterway cleanup, and compensation for harm caused by the pollution, which has blocked their native title rights and resulted in high mesothelioma death rates among Indigenous people in Western Australia. The government has ignored previous advice to clean up the site and is now facing a case management hearing in Perth on April 9th.

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