The Albanese Government has announced a review of the future use of private land contaminated by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, around three Australia Defence Force bases including Katherine’s Tindal RAAF base, and which will consider the government taking on affected land.

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said in a statement the review would be led by Jim Varghese, and would focus on communities around the Williamtown RAAF base in New South Wales, the Army Aviation Centre in Oakey in Queensland, and the Tindal RAAF base outside Katherine.

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