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

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 ...

A number of schools have been closed after traces of asbestos were found in brightly coloured sand designed for children’s ...

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 ...

More than 70 schools across the ACT will remain closed after some of Australia’s biggest retailers pulled popular play sand ...

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

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 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently warned of a recall of children's sand products that may contain asbestos and ...

Fifteen public schools in Canberra are closed today, and several others are partially closed, due to potential asbestos contamination in coloured sand sold at dozens of stores across Australia. Here ...

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