No buybacks for residents stuck in the red zone

By Carrie Fellner
Updated May 8 2018 - 7:16am, first published 6:00am
QUESTION OF TIMING: Paterson MP Meryl Swanson with red zone residents last year. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
QUESTION OF TIMING: Paterson MP Meryl Swanson with red zone residents last year. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

THE TURNBULL government will not be buying out owners of contaminated properties around the Williamtown RAAF base, despite an expert health panel finding “consistent” evidence tying the contaminants to a string of adverse health effects, including disruption of the immune system. 

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