James Hardie asbestos compensation scheme millions short despite dividends

Sydney Morning HeraldJames Hardie asbestos compensation scheme millions short despite dividendsSydney Morning HeraldThe asbestos compensation body funded by James Hardie may need to draw on a taxpayer-backed loan arrangement to pay asbestos victims despite James Hardie showering its own investors with $US556 million in dividends in the past two years. Under a …