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Environment
Luke Costin

UNBELIEVABLE: Asbestos report delayed after fish kill inquiry ordered - The Untold Story

Mass fish deaths on the Darling/Barka River in the town of Menindee sparked a six-month inquiry. (Samara Anderson/AAP PHOTOS)

A 12-month scientific review into the reuse of asbestos-contaminated construction waste will be delivered a year late due to "competing priorities".

The NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer's asbestos management report was ordered in 2022 after it emerged half of skip bin residue, used as a soil substitute, contained asbestos, plastics or other contaminants.

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