Stonemasons say Australia's engineered stone ban will save lives The popular benchtop material has been linked to lung disease It will be banned from July, 2024 At one point, the product accounted for ...

Silicosis, an incurable workplace-related disease caused by inhaling silica dust, has become prevalent in recent years. As a result, engineered stone, a commonly sought-after material used in kitchen ...

Australia has an obsession with one deadly building product and the nation’s peak trade body is planning a bombshell move. The Australian Council of Trade Unions, the nation’s peak tradie body, ...

The ACTU executive on Tuesday resolved to follow a CFMEU motion, in which they vowed to “take all necessary steps” to ban the material by the middle of 2024, if a government-issued ban isn’t in place ...

The makers of engineered stone benchtops are mounting a last-ditch campaign to head off a ban on the silica-based product that is a feature of countless kitchens.