Critical Times

Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed
By Matt Peacock

Price:
$35.00
On Sale:
1/09/2009
Formats: Trade Paperback

Book Description
James Hardie, the name, like the company, is a lie. The real James Hardie died a long time ago and had almost no connection to the Australian asbestos empire that grew under his partner Andrew Reid.

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) was established in 1885 at the silver, lead and zinc mine at Broken Hill in western New South Wales.

It became one of Australia’s largest monopolies; indeed, it was known as “the big Australian”.
It was also known as a ruthless blood-sucking mongrel of an employer, Bloody Hungry for Profits and rabidly anti-worker.

The CFMEU says no level of asbestos is safe and it wants the landfill removed (file photo).

A union wants work on the ABB grain silos at Outer Harbor in Adelaide to stop until soil contaminated with asbestos is removed from the site.

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union says more than 17,000 tonnes of contaminated soil has been transported to the site for landfill.