There is no mention of cancer caused by occupational exposure in Australia’s national cancer prevention plan – it is instead focused on smoking, obesity and melanoma. Labouring under the misapprehension that occupational cancer in a modern economy is rare, or that occupational health and safety regulations protect those exposed, governments have taken a hands-off approach as 1.5 million Australian workers are exposed to cancer-causing agents every year.

Sydney Morning Herald. Risks 329.