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| Devil's Dust | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Kris Mrksa |
| Directed by | Jessica Hobbs |
| Starring | Anthony Hayes Don Hany Ewen Leslie Alexandra Schepisi Josef Ber |
| Theme music composer | Antony Partos & Matteo Zingales |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Caroline Sklan Chris Gist Jason Stephens |
| Producers | Antonia Barnard Stephen Corvini |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 11 November 2012 |
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Devil's Dust is a two-part Australian television docu-drama mini-series on the ABC which first screened in 2012. Based on journalist Matt Peacock's 2009 book Killer Company,[1] Devil's Dust was researched and developed by producer Stephen Corvini for over two years prior to the series' production. Through the factual case of Bernie Banton, it recounts the tragedy of many Australian workers and their families afflicted with asbestosis and mesothelioma in the twentieth-century asbestos mining and processing industries. Though the extreme health risks of exposure to asbestos dust had been documented for many years, manufacturer James Hardie persisted in large-scale use of the material, aided by inadequate regulation by state health agencies.
- ^ "Devil is in the detail". 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.