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Qld to fund mobile black lung screening

A MOBILE health screening service will mean respiratory health checks are accessible to more Queensland coal mine workers after the state government approved $1.2 million in funding in its latest budget.

Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham.

Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham.

Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the mobile service - an equipped and staffed van - was recommended by the Parliamentary Select Committee into coal workers' pneumoconiosis and will supplement existing...

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