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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

Labor wants 'review' of PFAS contaminated land uses

Shayne Neumann, Meryl Swanson with Red Zone residents Wayne Sampson, and Lindsay Clout. Picture: Max Mason Hubers.

A federal Labor government would not commit to property buy-outs for Williamtown Red Zone residents living on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contaminated properties around Australia's defence bases.

Paterson MP Meryl Swanson and Opposition spokesman for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel Shayne Neumann announced yesterday that a Labor government would instead commission an independent review into land use options around the bases with a view to assisting people who have been affected by PFAS contamination.

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