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'I'd prefer action': Premier defends asbestos response

'I'd prefer action': Premier defends asbestos response

As NSW authorities trace the spread of recycled asbestos-tainted mulch, the premier has dismissed a call to establish an inquiry into the waste industry.

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Microplastic pollution typically from synthetic clothes is contaminating sewage sludge used as fertiliser on farms across the nation.

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Contaminated mulch found at a Sydney parish that required two schools to be tested was donated to the site by a developer.

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'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

Residents in Victorian towns face a recovery that could last up to three years as locals return to survey the damage caused by bushfires to their properties.

Taylor Swift fans assured mulch issue won't stop shows

Taylor Swift fans assured mulch issue won't stop shows

Asbestos-tainted mulch has been found at further sites as the NSW Environment Minister blames regulatory failure for the growing scandal.

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Hundreds of sites are due to be tested for contaminated mulch including some outside Sydney as an expert group is formed to speed up the investigation.

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Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Recycled mulch should never have been laid in a school from which 700 pupils must now relocate for several weeks due to an asbestos find, it has been revealed.

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

A landscaping supply company intends to fight an "unreasonable" prevention notice as more asbestos-contaminated mulch is detected across Sydney.

Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Fragments of asbestos have been found at NSW government projects including a park, train stations and a school, while a hospital is being assessed.

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Asbestos found in mulch at NSW public primary school

Students at a NSW primary school will start their week remotely after the EPA confirmed the presence of bonded asbestos in recycled mulch used there.

Tougher penalties flagged for illegal asbestos disposal

Tougher penalties flagged for illegal asbestos disposal

Tougher penalties flagged for illegal asbestos disposal

Tougher penalties flagged for illegal asbestos disposal

The discovery of asbestos at a Sydney park has focused attention on disposal of the material and the adequacy of fines for those caught doing the wrong thing.

NSW lagging other states on contaminated soil oversight

NSW lagging other states on contaminated soil oversight

NSW lagging other states on contaminated soil oversight

NSW lagging other states on contaminated soil oversight

Calls to better empower NSW's environment regulator are growing after concerns were raised about its ability to monitor contaminated soil.

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Asbestos fragments found in Sydney council park mulch

The spread of asbestos-tainted mulch across Sydney appears to have expanded after an audit of park projects in the city's west.

Concerns grow about spread of asbestos-tainted mulch

Backyard mulch testing has been floated after even more asbestos was found in recycled mulch in transport sites across Sydney.

Aussie supermarkets failing in war on plastic: audit

Australian supermarkets have been given an F for fail on plastic waste reduction, with an audit detailing some disturbing practices.

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Firefighters and scientific experts have been called in to deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a NSW plant producing blocks that sit at temperatures of 600C.

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Calls mount for national solution to toxic vape waste

Australia urgently needs a national strategy to deal with hazardous and toxic waste from vaping products, environmental campaigners say.

Industries push govt to expand ban on forever chemicals

Two major Australian industries say the government must expand a planned ban on toxic, so-called forever chemicals amid rising concern about health risks.

UN observer slams Australia over toxic threats, climate

Australia has been scolded over contaminated sites, new oil and gas projects and a "reactive" environmental protection framework by a UN investigator.

WA chemical incident declared safe, road reopened

A HAZMAT incident involving a truck carrying ammonium nitrate has been declared safe after authorities designated a 2km exclusion zone in Western Australia.

Exclusion zone declared after WA chemical incident

Emergency services have declared an exclusion zone in Western Australia after a HAZMAT incident involving a truck carrying ammonium nitrate.

Sick, skinny snakes loaded with forever chemicals

Wild tiger snakes in Perth appear to be suffering the effects of exposure to long-lived, toxic PFAS chemicals.

Air in childcare settings heavy with plastic pollution

A new air quality study has shed light on how much plastic Australians might be inhaling when they're indoors, with childcare environments the most polluted.

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