Bear in mind that this is a country that is chock full of wildlife that can easily kill you. That quite possibly lends a fairly blase outlook when it comes to danger...
Nah, Oz has a very keen and imho practical safety culture, almost famous for it (NZ the opposite). But if you want to be an arse and overly risk killing yourself you still can. Very sus though going to that town and bringing asbestos fibres out of it on your clothes and shoes