IKEA has been accused of 'hypocrisy' amid a call for the furniture giant to pull a range of kitchen benchtops due to its links to a fatal disease. A letter sent to Australian chief executive Mirja ...

Engineered stone benchtops are on the way out in Australia following a nationwide ban that will come into effect later this year. If you’re mid-way through a build or renovation or thinking of ...

Aussies are going crazy for a new type of ‘faux marble’ that is said to be 10 times more durable than its laminate predecessor and just a fraction of the price of stone. Since then it has levelled off ...

As a designer and avid cook, I'm often asked what material I recommend for kitchen benchtops. My answer: honed marble (statuary or Carrara are my favourites) or soapstone because I like their mellow ...

Jacqui Lambie has made a brutal call on an “embarrassing” detail after Ikea and Bunnings pulled a series of products from their shelves. Swedish furniture giant Ikea scrapped a range of trendy kitchen ...

Tradies will now also be required to comply with new workplace health and safety rules for the handling of all materials containing at least 1 per cent crystalline silica, which can include products ...

Silicosis is commonly diagnosed after inhaling a dust mineral commonly found in certain types of rocks used to create kitchen benchtops. Source: Getty / Bill Oxford Silicosis is a lung condition that ...

Doctors are worried Australia is facing the worst occupational lung disease crisis since the peak of the asbestos disaster. Stonemasons who cut engineered stone into a popular type of kitchen benchtop ...

The dust from cutting engineered stone benchtops and vanities is killing Australian tradies.See all 12 stories. Perched on the end of his chair and struggling to breathe, 56-year-old Dinh Tran uses ...