Tasmanian Times
Health
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1.1KClean, green Tassie … sewage and oysters. Brand ‘in peril’
Sewage spills have forced the closure of two oyster farms at St Helens on Tasmania’s east coast, the third oyster-growing area to...
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It’s time to kick the can …
It is no secret that corporations and business decisions are responsible for most environmental problems we face today. From climate change pollution...
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Tas abortion forum hears impacts on decriminalising abortion
Over three hundred Tasmanians have attended a forum in Hobart to hear how decriminalising abortion in the state would have devastating effects...
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Ban pesticides linked to bee deaths, say MPs
The UK government should suspend the use of a number of pesticides linked to the deaths of bees, a committee of MPs...
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Tailings spill: The concerning inconsistencies. Ringarooma warning …
Savage River mine Tailing Dam [Google Earth] North pit at Savage River mine Tailing dam spill at Grange Resources Savage River mine...
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Hospital power shock
Tasmania’s cash-strapped health department has been told to absorb the cost of the federal carbon tax despite it inflating the $11 million...
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Barilla Bay Oysters enters voluntary withdrawal of oysters
Barilla Bay Oysters has entered into a voluntary recall of its oyster products from the market. Barilla Bay Oysters General Manager Justin...
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CSG or water? Be wary, Tasmania
Pilliga CSG wastewater spill Angus Bretherick, of Tara, with rash his family said was caused when CSG water was used to suppress...
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Health heads must roll
The buck stops here: Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne and Premier Lara Giddings. Picture: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ Yesterday’s revelations on the ABC program...
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Poisoned Water
It’s estimated that a third of Tasmania’s town water systems don’t meet national standards, says a Radio National Background Briefing Special on...
