Mr Fluffy asbestos: NSW to set aside $280m for voluntary buyback scheme

Unlike ACT scheme, NSW will give homeowners the option to demolish homes with insulation containing loose-fill asbestos and rebuild

The New South Wales government will set aside nearly $280m for a voluntary buyback system of homes containing loose-fill asbestos.

There are believed to be 511 such homes in NSW built by the Mr Fluffy company, which used loose-fill asbestos roofing insulation in the 1960s and 70s. The fibre is the chief cause of the aggressive lung cancer mesothelioma.

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