Tasmanian Times
Health
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810Study links wildfire smoke exposure to reduced immune system function
10-day episode of wildfire smoke in 2008 offers unexpected research opportunity Sacramento — An ARB-funded study at the California National Primate Research...
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Tasmania’s ban on genetically modified crops made indefinite in bid to protect clean, green brand
The Tasmanian Government has extended indefinitely the state’s moratorium on genetically modified crops and animals. The blanket ban on genetically modified organisms...
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Climate change models underestimate likely temperature rise, report shows
Estelle Ross: Evening (cloud) reflections on the Tamar River … The Earth’s climate is far more sensitive to carbon dioxide emissions than...
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A happy new year is unlikely …
Eye of the storm … Premier Giddings and financial advisers … The Libs’ strategy is equally facile … One lesson from the...
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Atrophy
“Promote an expansion of the forest estate by integrating more trees onto agricultural land.” Martin Ferguson, December 2013, secret report commissioned by...
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2013 Review of the Moratorium on GMOs in Tasmania
Background to the Review Since 2001 Tasmania has had a moratorium on the use of GMOs in primary industries for marketing purposes....
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What are you preparing for the table?
Our weekly column in Tas Country attracts a lot of interest and support from a surprising range of audiences. However, we’re largely...
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100 days, 40 failures: a preview of a secretive, cruel and chaotic government. MYEFO
Releasing a list of the Abbott government’s top failures, the Australian Greens say the first 100 days have been a secretive, cruel...
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Kay Seltitzas responds to censorship at The Mercury, The Advocate and The Examiner
Mercury stories on mining … and lead. Since our Taskforce (Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania – THMTT) publicly released our findings about...
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MMG Rosebery Mine to close in 4-5 years?
International and national developments in the mining and smelting industry pose some big questions for the future of two of Tasmania’s biggest...
