Picture this: a place so dangerous that the government literally erased it from existence. In June 2007, Wittenoom was officially degazetted and removed, its name scraped off road signs as if ...

Traditional owners in Western Australia's north are reigniting the debate on who is responsible for cleaning up asbestos-contaminated Wittenoom, and raising concerns about potential mining in the area ...

The West Australian government is refusing to say when the final resident of asbestos-covered Wittenoom will be forced out of her home of 40 years. Lorraine Thomas was told to leave this week but ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The asbestos-riddled town of Wittenoom was declared a dangerous health hazard 15 years ago, but that hasn’t stopped tourists travelling ...

IT boasts one of the most picturesque places in the country but beneath the rugged bushland and red dirt lies a danger that has claimed more than 2000 lives. The small country town which lies around ...

It is the ghost town in Western Australia that was built on an asbestos mine. Now authorities are concerned that curious tourists and thrill-seekers are returning to the outback town of Wittenoom, ...

Australia is home to "the world's most dangerous town" where people risk dying by merely breathing the air in the deserted wasteland. The mining town of Wittenoom has even been nicknamed 'Australia's ...

Deadly contamination from the mining of blue asbestos at Wittenoom has spread outside a 46,000 hectare management zone. Banjima Traditional Owners say it can't be ignored any longer. There is ...

W. O. C. M. Cookson, N. H. De Klerk, A. W. Musk, B. K. Armstrong, J. J. Glancy and M. S. T. Hobbs An estimate has been made of the prevalence of unrecognised ...