Trades union forced ACT asbestos removal, not health concerns

By Meredith Clisby
Updated April 23 2018 - 10:58pm, first published July 23 2014 - 9:03pm

The Hawke government was forced to fund the removal of deadly asbestos from buildings in Canberra more by the threat of trade union industrial action than by health concerns, newly released documents show.

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