Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "health"
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1.3KWellbeing & LifestyleFour Misconceptions About Coffee
We all enjoy a good cup of coffee. But bizarre facts about it have sprung up over time. Allow me to deconstruct...
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Launceston General & Mersey Issues
Media release – Michelle O’Byrne MP, Labor Member for Bass, 5 September 2020 Doctors at breaking point as LGH reaches its ‘lowest...
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Unions Survey Indicates Preference for ‘Worker-Centred’ Recovery
Respondents to a Unions Tasmania survey strongly indicated they want to see an inclusive recovery plan that invests more in public services,...
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The ‘Regional Population Plan’ Dilemma
New think tank CJRE argues we need to start fixing the various issues that mitigate the attractiveness of moving away from big...
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Coal Kills 800 Australians Each Year
Air pollution from Australia’s ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-burning power stations is responsible for 800 premature deaths, 14,000 asthma symptoms among children...
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Health Checks for Travellers to Tasmania
Media release – Sarah Courtney, Minister for Health, 31 August 2020 Health checks for travellers to Tasmania The health, safety and wellbeing...
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Still Nigh Impossible
Despite being formally legal, medicinal cannabis is still extremely difficult to obtain in Tasmania even in cases of genuine need.
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Intensive Animal Farming is ‘Biggest Risk’ for Pandemics
Intensive animal farming is the 'single most risky human behaviour' for pandemics, says major new report
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Massive Jump in Telehealth Usage
Minister for Health Sarah Courtney has releaved that there has been a huge increase in telehealth usage in recent months in Tasmania....
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Towards More Walkability
The University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has been awarded $571,000 to assess and improve walkability in Tasmania’s regional and...
