NSW silicosis laws need reform, MP says, as stonemason calls for change

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New laws designed to prevent the lung disease silicosis will come too late for former stonemason Kyle Goodwin, but he hopes future generations of construction workers and miners will be protected.

The Tenterfield, New South Wales resident, who worked the engineered stone commonly used in modern kitchen benchtops, was diagnosed with advanced silicosis two years ago. Read more: abc.net.au