Devil's Dust

Released: 2012-11-11

Runtime: 86 minutes

Episode Overview

As Bernie Banton jokes with his workmates on the James Hardie BI factory floor in the 1970s, he and his colleagues are covered head-to-toe in dust. Asbestos dust.

Series Overview

An intensely personal drama based on one of Australia's most shocking corporate scandals, Devil's Dust tells the story of ordinary Australians caught in a web of deception in the James Hardie asbestos saga. Spanning four decades, Devil's Dust shows how industrial manufacturer James Hardie first covered up its knowledge of the dangers of its asbestos mining and products and then threaten compensation plans by moving the company overseas.