Tasmanian Times
Health
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884Dump the Dump
How many trucks, laden with hazardous materials, will drive though the town of Sorell? On a cold, rainy, typical South East Tasmanian...
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Over beyondblue
It’s baffling that the colossus beyondblue: the national depression initiative has become, isn’t being scaled back or reformed. After all, it’s essentially...
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They call it couch surfing
When Andrew celebrated his 30th birthday recently he didn’t get any presents. At the boarding house where he couch surfs, he and...
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Budget pledge is ‘rock solid’ despite new dental spend plan
THE $4 billion public dental package announced yesterday takes new spending and cost blowouts revealed in the past three weeks to more...
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Toxic Dump demonstrates a systemic failure, again. SWS: Community to be informed on science
Environment Tasmania believes that once again the failure to adequately inform the community of a proposed contentious issue has fuelled the community’s...
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Smoking, the shabby placenta, children and the Legislative Council
This is a story about promoting a smoke free generation, banning toxic additives and flavourings to cigarettes, reducing the number of retail...
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Secrecy on Toxic Dump Questioned. What Southern Waste Solutions says
Tasmania’s community watchdog on toxics issues has serious doubts with the secrecy over the proposed toxic waste dump at Copping. Jennie Herrera...
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First, do no harm
In April of this year, the New Zealand Government once again sought to defer the introduction of manadatory folic acid fortification of...
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Harm minimisation: Is that the best we can do
When the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Nursing Federation several years ago drew attention to violence by patients against nurses no one...
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National report backs need for physician assistants
NATIONAL REPORT BACKS NEED FOR PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS An Innovative New Solution for Healthcare Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health Spokesperson Friday, 24 August...
