Roundup cancer link: Australian firms consider lawsuits over exposure to weedkiller

Sydney councils and Victorian state government reviewing use of glyphosate after US court awards couple US$2bn

At least two Australian law firms are considering filing lawsuits against the manufacturer of Roundup after a landmark US court verdict in which a couple were awarded US$2bn after a jury agreed the weedkiller caused their cancer.

On Sunday the Sydney Morning Herald reported that a number of local councils in Sydney were reviewing their use of the product, while the Victorian state government has launched its own review of glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup.

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