Kmart has recalled kids sand over asbestos fears.

The retailer has issued a recall for a 14-piece Sand Castle Building Set and tubs of magic sand which come in blue, green and pink.

Kmart said the products were sold at Kmart stores and online, Target stores, online and via its app.

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The company says lab testing revealed some samples contained the potentially dangerous substance.

"The product is being recalled because the sand may include asbestos, which is a prohibited substance in Australia," the Kmart recall notice said.

"The product may cause a risk to health as asbestos has been detected in some samples after laboratory testing.

"Importantly, respirable asbestos has not been detected in any of the tested samples.

"The release of respirable asbestos fibres is unlikely to occur in its current state, unless the sand is processed by mechanical means such as crushing or pulverising.

"The risk that any asbestos found, that is likely to be airborne or fine enough for inhalation, is low."

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The products are among several ranges of sand kits to be recalled in recent days.

Customers have been told to stop using the products immediately and safely dispose of them.

"Wear disposable gloves and a mask and either return in the original tub or place the sand in a heavy-duty plastic bag and double tape it securely and keep it out of reach of children," the recall notice said.

"Do not dispose of the products in general waste."

Information on the disposal of asbestos waste, including disposal facilities in your state or territory can be found on The Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency website.

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A security officer was accused of indecently assaulting a woman on community detention.

Search efforts are ongoing to find the other person who remains missing.

The Australian man charged with ambushing Ariana Grande this week claimed in June that he was planning on giving up his antics forever.

Johnson Wen pushed past photographers and charged at the actress while the cast made its way down a yellow carpet at the Wicked: For Good premiere.

Grande's co-star Cynthia Erivo separated Wen from Grande before security pulled him away.

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Wen had posted on Instagram late on Thursday that he was "free after being arrested".

However, on Friday afternoon, the 26-year-old was charged with being a public nuisance by a Singapore court.

The incident caused massive outrage in the city state and from fans online.

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Back in June, the serial stage and pitch invader interrupted Katy Perry's Sydney concert at Qudos Bank Arena.

Wen danced on stage and put his arm around Perry during her performance of Hot N Cold.

He was then forcibly rushed off the stage as the pop star quipped "well, there's never going to be another show like this, so just enjoy it Sydney".

The 26-year-old told 9News in June he planned to quit his stage-crashing ways.

"I said 'let me get on stage with you', then she (Katy Perry) freaked out because she realised I wasn't a performer," Wen said.

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"I was about to do like extra Fortnite moves but security got there too quick.

"I'm planning to quit forever because you get in way too much trouble for it, especially me, because I've done it so many times."

His hobby has taken him around the world, with stage invasions at the Olympics in Paris, the FIFA Women's World Cup, and the men's Cricket World Cup final in India.

"I just got on there, and as soon as I got tackled I got in a lot of trouble," he said of the invasion in India, saying "there was way too many security".

Wen claimed in June he's not a threat, but his actions exposed serious security flaws.

He was already banned from Olympic Park for storming The Weeknd's stage in October last year when he attended Qudos Bank Arena for Perry's concert.

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One central Christchurch resident said the weather had ‘gone crazy’.

A government worker, his wife and directors of a building company have been charged with fraud and corruption offences over a multi-million dollar government contract.

The trio from the Northern Territory are accused by the AFP of being involved in a conspiracy to influence the awarding of tenders to their company from the Department of Defence worth almost $71 million.

The worker allegedly "exploited his position to influence the allocation of building contracts to the building company and a subsidiary company owned by the co-conspirators."

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The AFP, supported by the Department of Defence and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), executed multiple search warrants on businesses and homes across greater Darwin on Friday.

They seized mobile phones and laptops, a gun, jewellery, $30,000 in cash and a small quantity of what's thought to be cocaine.

All three face multiple charges which carry up to 10 years in jail.

They include dishonestly gaining a benefit from a Commonwealth entity, namely the Department of Defence.

The Commonwealth employee was also charged with abuse of public office.

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AFP Superintendent Greg Davis said abuse of public office or corruption was "not only criminal but also a serious breach of public trust".

"Defrauding the Commonwealth is a crime that prevents public funds from being used to support the wider Australian community, and we will not hesitate to investigate suspected criminal activity to bring offenders to justice," Supt Davis said.

Air NZ flight NZ637 from Auckland was due to touch down in Queenstown this afternoon.

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Detectives are releasing images and footage of the seven people they are seeking to identify after Victorian police were allegedly assaulted at a protest last month.

The search follows a March for Australia protest in the centre of Melbourne that turned violent last month when a group of anti-racism counter-protesters clashed with police, leading to large rocks and projectiles being hurled and injuring officers.

It comes after the release of images of eight people earlier this week, as well as the arrest of a Corio man last week.

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The man was charged with multiple offences after he allegedly threw a rock at a first constable at a protest on October 19. 

There are now images of 15 people police are looking to identify.

Detectives have been investigating the rally, where it is alleged a counter-protest group attended and tossed rocks, glass bottles and rotten fruit at police.

Two police officers were injured and had to be transported to hospital.

Other officers were hit with projectiles with enough force to crack their protective shields.

A wand used by police to detect weapons was also stolen.

A 24-year-old man from Corio was charged with multiple offences last week, including reckless conduct endangering a person, assaulting police and discharging a missile.

He was directly presented to the court, where he was bailed to appear on November 20.

Images have been released of a further seven people who were seen near Spring Street and Exhibition Street on October 19.

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Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites.

A 47-year-old New Jersey man died last year from alpha-gal syndrome, which in 2011 was first linked to bites from the Lone Star tick.

More than 100,000 people in the US have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of the syndrome, according to one estimate.

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Federal health officials did not immediately respond to questions about the case, but some outside experts said it appears to be the first documented case of someone suffering a deadly alpha-gal reaction shortly after eating meat.

It's possible other deaths have happened but were assumed to be from other causes and not thoroughly investigated like this one was, said Joshua Benoit, a tick biologist at the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Scott Commins, a leading alpha-gal syndrome researcher at the University of North Carolina, called the death an “unmitigated tragedy.”

"Totally unnecessary and with increased awareness, this won’t happen again,” he said in an email.

The case report was published this week in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The lead author was the University of Virginia’s Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, who led the 2011 paper that first linked Lone Star tick bites to the meat allergy.

People with alpha-gal syndrome can experience symptoms including hives, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe stomach pain, difficulty breathing, dizziness and swelling of the lips, throat, tongue or eye lids. Unlike some other food allergies, which occur soon after eating, these reactions typically hit hours later.

The new report tells of a healthy airline pilot who in the summer of 2024 went on a camping trip with his wife and children. They had steak as part of a late supper. That was unusual — the man rarely ate meat.

He woke up at 2am with severe stomach pain, diarrhea and vomiting. He gradually felt better, went back to sleep, and the next morning he felt well enough to eat breakfast and walk 8km.

Two weeks later, back home in New Jersey, he went to a barbecue, where he ate a hamburger. About four hours later, he grew ill. A short time after that, his son found him unconscious on the bathroom floor. The son called paramedics, but the man was declared dead that night at a hospital.

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The researchers said blood tests revealed evidence of alpha-gal syndrome. Proof that it came from a Lone Star tick is incomplete. The authors made the link based on a statement from the man's wife, who had said he had 12 or 13 “chigger” bites around his ankles earlier in the summer.

But the conclusion makes sense, as people in the eastern US sometimes mistake the bites from mites with those from larval ticks, Commins said.

The number of cases of Alpha-gal syndrome is growing for a variety of reasons, including the Lone Star tick's expanding range, more people coming into contact with the ticks and more doctors learning about it and ordering tests for it.

It can take weeks or longer for infected people to develop the syndrome, which is named for the alpha-gal carbohydrate found in the tick’s saliva. Initial reactions to red meat may be milder but grow progressively more severe, Benoit said.

Some patients have only stomach symptoms, and the American Gastroenterological Association has advised that people with unexplained diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain should be tested for the syndrome.

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