00:00The Commonwealth has today commenced legal action in the Federal Court of Australia
00:04against 3M Company and 3M Australia for allegedly withholding information
00:10and making false statements about the long-term environmental impacts of the
00:16use of 3M firefighting foam containing PFAS. The Commonwealth is seeking more
00:22than two billion dollars in damages to recover significant past and future
00:28expenses incurred in investigating and managing contamination resulting from
00:34the historical storage and use of this foam. Let me be clear, this is the largest
00:41legal claim ever brought by the Commonwealth. Our position is that 3M
00:47withheld a range of information and misrepresented the effects of this
00:52substance.
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