DOZENS of schools and nurseries have been forced to shut down after deadly asbestos was discovered in children’s play sand.

Queensland education authorities are combing schoolyards for a play item suspected to contain asbestos that could have been ...

About 130 South Australian schools have reported the presence of asbestos-contaminated coloured play sand on their grounds, ...

An Adelaide Hills public school has been forced to issue a warning to parents and remove decorative sand following a ...

At least 41 Northern Territory schools have confirmed they are impacted by a national recall on coloured play sand found to ...

A Brisbane school which takes students with language disorders has been closed for the day due to asbestos contamination fears.

The children's sand — used for sensory play and arts and crafts — has been recalled after testing revealed it may contain traces of tremolite asbestos.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a nationwide recall for several colourful children’s ...

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

Sixteen public schools in Canberra and one school in Brisbane are closed today and several others are partially closed due to ...

Several children’s educational sand products have been recalled over concerns they may contain asbestos. The Australian ...