Tasmanian Times
Health
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714Tobacco money poisons politics
In the lead up to World No Tobacco Day tomorrow (today, Thurs), The Tasmanian Greens have unveiled a new advertisement aimed at...
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Pesticides and the South Esk River
Friends of the Earth today has launched a brief report on the state of Tasmania’s drinking water: http://www.foe.org.au/sites/default/files/TasReport2009-11.pdf The report is part...
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Tassie uses this pesticide as does the rest of Australia
Tassie uses this pesticide as does the rest of Australia. Potato growers in Tassie aerially spray the potato fields and many people...
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Confirmed: Tasmania dudded over RHH funding deal
CONFIRMED: TASMANIA DUDDED OVER RHH FUNDING DEAL Only About $1 in $5 is New Money Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health Spokesperson Tuesday,...
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Clean water demands changed forestry practices
Forestry Tasmania’s Eucalyptus nitens pruning/thinning trial at Goulds Country, NE Tasmania: here The confusion over what should, or should not, be included...
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Coffee revs for life
May 17 (Bloomberg) — Coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, may help extend the lives of people who drink it daily, a U.S. study...
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Feathering nests or furthering Tassie … ? GetUp’s banned ad
Some comments posted after the story Heart-wrenching stories of addiction. Stand up to pokie barons suggests not everyone is fully aware of...
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GM Canola buffer lifted from 5 metres to 1.1 km
Farmers would be well advised to re-consider planting GM canola after the latest development in the legal case between a WA organic...
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The disinfectant aroma of burns-tainted wine
The forest industries continue to create needless, harmful smoke with their burns again this year. FT commissioned a CSIRO Report confirming already...
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‘Next month’ … and ‘APRIL’ …
Sumatra: This land was once rainforest, but has now been cleared, burned, planted, harvested and burned again What was that all about...
