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"Obese" worker wrongly assessed as unfit by unseen doctor
A Queensland mine worker, who lost his job after an employer-appointed doctor - who had never met him - found he was obese and permanently unfit for work, has had the doctor's decision overturned by the Court of Appeal.
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