Inner Sydney park closed as dangerous friable asbestos found in garden bed mulch

Friable asbestos found at Harmony Park in Surry Hills while less immediately dangerous bonded asbestos found in Victoria and Belmore parks

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The New South Wales government plans to increase fines for companies that are found to have done the wrong thing" after an inner city Sydney park was closed when friable asbestos was found in mulch at the site.

The premier, Chris Minns, said on Tuesday that the discovery of asbestos in parks, schools and hospitals over the past month was completely unacceptable".