Asbestos bombshell: Govt knew about Mr Fluffy risk 25 years ago

By Emma Macdonald
Updated April 23 2018 - 10:03pm, first published October 22 2014 - 11:30pm

The Commonwealth received expert medical advice more than 25 years ago warning Canberra's death rate to mesothelioma would almost certainly rise if people lived with Mr Fluffy insulation and that children were particularly vulnerable to harm from the asbestos fibres.

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