Coloured sand is being disposed of across the country due to asbestos contamination concerns. How much risk does it actually pose?

Dozens of schools remain closed in the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia today as the clean-up and disposal of coloured sand, feared to be laced with asbestos, continues across the country.Each state ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ACT joins SA in calls for urgent national inquiry into how asbestos sand entered Australia

The ACT and SA education ministers are calling for a national inquiry into how asbestos contaminated sand was imported into the country. The SA education department says more than 450 sites are ...
Reuters

Asbestos contamination forces schools in Australia, New Zealand to close

SYDNEY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - More than 70 schools in Australia and New Zealand were closed on Monday for cleaning after asbestos was discovered in widely used children’s play sand products. Recalls have ...
The Independent

South Australia demands urgent inquiry into asbestos-laced play sand after 450 schools shut

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...