A lawyer and silicosis advocate has written to ministers in all jurisdictions to urge them to implement reforms to protect those working with deadly silica dust.

Roger Singh, national litigation specialist at Shine Lawyers, recently used a speech to the Australian Lawyers Alliance to implore state and territory governments to follow Victoria’s lead in introducing a licensing scheme to protect stonemasons, construction and mining workers from deadly silica dust. As a result of his lobbying, silicosis is now recognised as a workers’ compensation injury in some jurisdictions. Read more: Lawyers Weekly