A couple were entitled to back-out of a contract to buy land next to a RAAF base, because the vendors didn't disclose it was in a PFAS investigation zone, South Australia's highest court has ruled.
A Fire Service has failed to convince a court that an insurer of a site that burnt down is required by legislation to pay it $660,000 to cover the costs of cleaning up oily fire-water.
South Australia's Environment Minister David Speirs has criticised Defence for failing to provide PFAS data and has recommended tougher regulatory controls on contamination spreading from Commonwealth sites.
The South Australian government is likely to ban fire-fighting foams containing all types of fluorinated chemicals, not just those of most concern, a new state EPA report shows.