Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation files statement of claim against Western Australian Government to Clean Up Wittenoom
25 February 2026
Gordon Legal, on behalf of Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (BNTAC), today commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against the State of Western Australia, seeking justice for the cultural and environmental devastation caused by the Wittenoom asbestos mine.
The asbestos contamination zone on the Banjima peoples’ traditional lands contains over three million tons of asbestos waste; enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground twice over. It is the largest contaminated waste site in the southern hemisphere and continues to spread across the Banjima country.
