WorkCover Queensland’s Supporting Statement Regarding The Project's Occupational Lung Disease Story

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Thousands of Australians are at risk of developing silicosis

Thank you for your report about silicosis on The Project on Tuesday 18 June 2019. We appreciate the effort in raising awareness about the disease to a national audience.

We would like to clarify that workers’ compensation schemes in Australia operate under state-based legislation. As a result, each scheme is quite different in what it covers and how it operates.

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