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*** MEDIA ALERT *** CFMEU media conference this morning

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*** MEDIA ALERT ***

 

Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith, ACT Senator David Pocock and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Chief Executive Officer Vincent So

What: A new announcement about the Stop This Killer Stone campaign to end Australian workers dying because of engineered stone

When: Wednesday November 15, 9am
Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra


Contact details:

Matt Coughlan 0400 561 480

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