National Asbestos Awareness Month urges homeowners to find out what's really in your house

It's a potentially deadly substance found in millions of homes, yet many people in Australia's multicultural and diverse communities are unaware of the threat it poses. This month, there's a push to raise awareness about the risks of asbestos exposure, with four-thousand Australians dying each year from asbestos related diseases.

A worker wearing protective clothing while clearing the hazardous substance asbestos from an old attic. Credit: shank_ali/Getty Images