While respiratory asbestos fibres are unlikely to be released unless the sand is crushed, the risk is still there, Australian ...

Campbell Patton received a tremendous confidence boost after winning the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory ...

More than 70 schools in Australia and New Zealand were closed on Monday for cleaning after asbestos was discovered in widely ...

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

The Liberal’s longstanding federated model may no longer be working, the party’s federal president John Olsen has cautioned, ...

The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) said that 71 of 94 public schools in Canberra and surrounding ...

Dozens of schools in Australia and New Zealand shut after play sand recalled over asbestos fear - Closures follow laboratory ...

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

Most Australians get their personal income from their jobs, but investments are also growing as a source of income for many.

Schools in the ACT and one in Queensland have been closed over fears of children being exposed to asbestos-laden coloured ...

This year's ACT Australian of the Year honours go to a refugee health expert, football pioneer, historical guide and mental ...