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Health
Savannah Meacham

Increased cost fears with no delay in stone ban

Unions campaigned hard for a national ban on engineered stone in the building industry. (Luke Costin/AAP PHOTOS)

Construction costs may increase and be passed on to customers after the Queensland government ruled out a transition period ahead of a ban on engineered stone.

The state government announced on Monday the national ban on the stone, dubbed modern-day asbestos, would come into effect from July 1 with no transition arrangements.

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