There is a major panic going on. One family on the TV has taken all
the family away and is stopping in a motel.
They are treating it like U235.
It is not at all dangerous in that sense. I have had a fibro garage
for 50 years and I even put up a fibro fence with my next door neighbour.
Mind you, I would not do that again.
I noticed on TV those removing some asbestos were carrying it in
plastic bags but did not have masks on and were wearing normal clothes.

Dear o sung wu,

Thank You. A voice of reason at last.

It's a shame that political discourse has descended
into megaphone territory with partisans using any
and all platforms to besmirch ridicule and aggressively
denounce the government for everything under the sun.

This should not be about casting blame, but about
fixing the problem and ensuring safety for all.

Labor will fix it.

...Labor will fix it.

Sorry Lexi, but they are out of time, as their race is run.

The NBN is just another labor mess that the new government will have to deal with, like the unfunded NDIS, the Gonski reform and of cause the illegals debacle.

Dear Lexi,

<<This should not be about casting blame, but about fixing the problem and ensuring safety for all.>>

Everyone was safe thus far. There was no need to ever touch this asbestos. The "problem" was only created by the desire of the current government to deprive us of our good old copper network and further the cause of digital proliferation. Cut down that desire and you have no asbestos problem!

o sung wu

"blaming any particular government, for it's continued presence is somewhat futile". Yes it would be, but no one is. Asbestos buried in the ground is safe, only when some idiot digs it up is it dangerous.

The NBN is digging it up, and Comrade Conjob and his labor cronies are trying very hard to convince us that they had nothing to do with it.

Good evening to you LEXI and SHADOW MINISTER...

Thank you for your constructive thoughts LEXI, I really appreciate them. Again, I believe this is an issue that should be dealt with in a bi-partisan fashion, other than engaging in the old finger pointing game.

I would have thought it's in everyone's best interest that any asbestos found present in any of these potential NBN sites, is either totally and safely removed, or rendered completely innocuous while it's still in it's present inert state.

Any residual asbestos still remaining, that's not deemed necessary for removal, it should be left exactly where it is. With some sort of 'physical' mechanism employed, that ensures it remains totally undisturbed. Much like the 'heavy water' storage Site, at AAEC, Lucas Height's.

It should be noted herein, that I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever, apropos the safe removal, transportation, storage, and ultimate destruction of asbestos, or any of it's constituent bi-products ? I'm merely flying blind on the subject, purely as a layman.

SHADOW MINISTER...I understand this stuff is being dug up for the sole purpose of installing this new NBN scheme. I don't believe for a moment, any political party is trying to garner some political advantage, as a consequence of wilfully disturbing this hitherto inert asbestos, purely for the purposes of installing this new NBN ? I believe it's in everyone's interest that asbestos is carefully corralled, and if possible, indelibly nullified for all time !