The Kmart 14-piece Sandcastle Building Set, Blue Magic Sand, Green Magic Sand, Pink Magic Sand have been found to contain asbestos. Photo: Supplied / MBIE
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states and ACT - which has particularly strict rules based on a previous asbestos scare. She'll detail how Sussan Ley's leadership of the Liberals is going in the final sitting week of the year, and why the Australian government is refusing to concede defeat in its bid to host next year's COP UN global climate change conference.
Karen Middleton is a political journalist based in Canberra
