New taskforce will tackle growing lung disease crisis, government vows

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A national dust diseases taskforce will be created under a $5 million plan by the Morrison government to address the worsening occupational lung disease crisis.

Ahead of the federal election, the government has promised to spend $5 million to establish a dedicated taskforce, to set up a national dust diseases register and to commission research into the nature, prevention and treatment of occupational lung diseases.

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