Mr Banton was widely recognised as the public face of the legal and political campaign fought in Australia from the early 2000s until 2007. His aim was to achieve a binding agreement with James Hardie Industries for a long-term compensation fund for the sufferers of asbestos-related diseases after they were exposed to products made by the company that contained asbestos A Fairfield Council spokeswoman said Mrs Banton cared for Mr Banton as he suffered pleural plaques, asbestos-related pleural disease and asbestosis, as well as nursing him after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2007.
