NSW farmer Alastair McLaren has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to PFAS contamination, but he's not one of the 30,000 people who will be compensated over the toxic chemicals.
A lawsuit against Australia's Department of Defence was settled on Monday, awarding more than $132 million to landowners around seven military bases across the country.
It is alleged residents were exposed to poisonous chemicals in a firefighting foam historically used at the sites, and the defence department negligently allowed them to escape into the environment.
