Black lung disease in spotlight at new research centre

I joined the Minister for Northern Australia Matt Canavan at today's launch of an Occupational Health and Safety Research Centre focusing on work-related health issues.The Centre aims to reduce the incidence of death, illness and injury, including black lung disease.The Occupational Health and Safety Research Centre will provide cutting edge research and innovation capacity which will focus on illnesses, injuries and deaths in key regional industries, like the resources and agriculture industry.Mackay, as a coal mining centre, and as a hub for the mining services industry, is the right location for such an endeavour.