The Daily Aus Headlines: 17 schools close over asbestos sand warning
Nov 14, 2025
Seventeen schools have closed in Australia after a children’s sand product tested positive for asbestos, raising safety concerns. The driver involved in the tragic Hunter Valley bus crash has had his lengthy prison sentence upheld. In a surprising twist, the BBC issued an apology to Donald Trump over misleading edits related to the January 6 insurrection. On a lighter note, a remarkable discovery of a 151-million-year-old fossil could change our understanding of insect evolution.
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Precautionary School Closures Over Asbestos Sand
- At least 17 schools closed after decorative children's sand tested positive for low levels of tremolite or chrysotile asbestos.
- Authorities call for a precautionary approach while further tests proceed and retailers recall affected products.
Appeal Rejected In Fatal Hunter Valley Crash
- Brett Barton lost his appeal and will serve a 32-year maximum term for the 2023 Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10.
- He remains ineligible for parole until at least 2048 after his appeal was dismissed by Supreme Court justices.
BBC Apologises For Misleading Trump Edit
- The BBC apologised to Donald Trump for an edited Panorama clip that unintentionally implied he called for violence on 6 January 2021.
- The broadcaster rejects defamation grounds while Trump's team seeks compensation and two senior staff resigned over the edit.