25 January 2011: Authorities are investigating the inappropriate disposal of asbestos in a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community, under the Federal Government’s Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program.

27 January 2011: The New South Wales Government has pledged $6.3 million for remediation work at the Woodsreef asbestos mine, in the state’s north west.

31 January 2011: Bungled renovations have exposed teachers and education staff to potentially lethal asbestos fibres in schools across the state. In one high school, staff members complained of “chest discomfort and breathing difficulties” after coming into contact with material containing asbestos

13 March 2011: Surfers claim deadly asbestos littering Victoria’s most famous beach is the result of a Surf Coast Shire cover-up gone wrong.

30 March 2011: A teachers’ union has called for a full audit of asbestos in government housing after its members were unwittingly exposed to a damaged property containing the potentially deadly fibres.

4 April 2011: An Education Queensland (EQ) health adviser will today address staff and students at the Mareeba State High School, west of Cairns in far north Queensland, in the wake of a recent asbestos scare.

6 April 2011: … The illegal disposal of asbestos material could potentially cause health issues for six council employees and the wider community.

30 April 2011: One in five state schools in WA needs asbestos removed or stabilised, an Education Department audit has revealed.

2 May 2011: Safe disposal of asbestos in Tasmania has become more difficult.

4 May 2011: Children as young as 13 may have been exposed to asbestos discovered at a CFA training centre.