AAustralia Read More The fight to save Australia’s beaches from coastal erosionDecember 20, 2025 Most Australians live by the beach. But the coastline we have built our lives around is disappearing before…
BBusiness Read More Clean-up bill for asbestos scare at SA schools tipped to exceed $1.5mNovember 25, 2025 The cost of removing coloured sand products from South Australian public schools amid asbestos contamination concerns is expected…
AAustralia Read More SA education minister calls for urgent national inquiry as asbestos sand sites climb to more than 450November 19, 2025 South Australia’s education chief has called for a national inquiry into how coloured play sand contaminated with asbestos…
AAustralia Read More ACCC traces some coloured asbestos sand to ‘a particular quarry in China’November 18, 2025 Some of the coloured sand found to contain asbestos has been traced to a quarry in China, according…
AAustralia Read More Numerous Tasmanian public, Catholic and independent schools to close from WednesdayNovember 18, 2025 More than 50 Tasmanian schools are closed or partially closed in response to the Australian consumer watchdog’s recall…
AAustralia Read More Catholic Education Tasmania to close six schools, with three others partially closed, due to coloured sand recallNovember 17, 2025 At least six Tasmanian Catholic Education schools will be closed — and three others partially closed — on…
AAustralia Read More Asbestos sand contamination also affecting New Zealand, after 70 Australian schools closeNovember 17, 2025 Early childhood centres and schools in New Zealand are following Australia’s lead and hurrying to remove and dispose…
HHeadlines Read More Why the ACT has gone further than other jurisdictions in closing schools over coloured sand asbestos concernsNovember 17, 2025 While there’s a national recall for coloured sand products over asbestos contamination concerns, only the ACT has gone…
BBusiness Read More More coloured sand products recalled as ACT set to announce when schools will reopenNovember 16, 2025 More coloured sand products have been recalled due to asbestos contamination concerns, as the ACT’s education department is…
BBusiness Read More Coloured sand linked to asbestos contamination scare found at more than 100 SA education sitesNovember 15, 2025 Coloured sand products linked to an asbestos contamination scare have so far been identified at more than 100…
BBusiness Read More ‘Chaos situation’ as potential asbestos exposure in coloured sand closes Canberra schoolsNovember 14, 2025 Canberran Liane Joubert learnt her son Janku’s school would be closed this morning after receiving a call from…
BBusiness Read More Snap closure of several Canberra schools after asbestos found in recalled decorative coloured sandNovember 13, 2025 Thirteen public schools in Canberra will be closed today and several others will be partially closed due to…