Multiple schools and early learning centers in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday after asbestos was found ...

Concerned families and retailers are inundating a materials testing laboratory with enquiries, since news broke that asbestos ...

Kmart has recalled four coloured sand products over concerns of asbestos contamination, prompting the ACT education ...

Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from ...

Explainer - Why is asbestos such a worry, and what's the risk after coloured play sand has been revealed to be contaminated?

If there is loose sand, wipe it away with a wet cloth while wearing protective clothing and masks – and then follow the same ...

A local waste and pollution watchdog urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to analyze colored sand play products being sold in the market after the regulatory authorities in Australia and New ...

The findings expand an already significant recall that began last week, when rainbow sand products used widely in schools ...

November 2025, Quezon City, Philippines. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration ...

Closures follow laboratory results confirming traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos in several sand products widely ...

Early childhood centres and schools in New Zealand are following Australia's lead and hurrying to remove and dispose of ...