$860,000 in pain and suffering damages. The highest award in Australian legal history for any dust disease. Today, Justice Scotting handed down judgment in Bennett v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer - the first road tunnelling silicosis case to go to judgment in Australia. Craig "Benny" Bennett is 53. He's a single dad. In 2020, he was diagnosed with Progressive Massive Fibrosis (advanced silicosis). His tunnelling career ended. His life changed forever. Today, he was awarded (at least) $2.4