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Engineered stone derived from quartz might be a cheap way to get that marble look in your kitchen, but it comes at a cost. The dust leaves many workers with silicosis, and Safe Work Australia is considering a proposed ban of the material. We look at the health impacts and how that ban might work practically.
Plus, author on author, Sarah Krasnostein examines the cultural impact of Peter Carey.
And learn about the power of placebo to alter your belief in more ways than you might have realised.
By ABC Australia3.9
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Engineered stone derived from quartz might be a cheap way to get that marble look in your kitchen, but it comes at a cost. The dust leaves many workers with silicosis, and Safe Work Australia is considering a proposed ban of the material. We look at the health impacts and how that ban might work practically.
Plus, author on author, Sarah Krasnostein examines the cultural impact of Peter Carey.
And learn about the power of placebo to alter your belief in more ways than you might have realised.

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