Tasmanian Times
Health
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807Have Tasmanian beekeepers done a similar check?
While Rohr cautioned against extrapolating his study’s findings to humans, he said the study of creatures like frogs is important. Changes in...
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Elimination of the illegal use of poisoned bait as a method for controlling predators in the EC
CONSIDERING that there is evidence that poisoned bait is being used widely as an illegal method of controlling native or feral predators...
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Children’s Diseases Linked to Chemicals on Rise
Chronic childhood diseases linked to exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment have been surging upward, costing the U.S. almost $55 billion...
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Urgent disability funding shortfall not addressed for five months
· Board approval to hand back residential services if $180,000 funding shortfall not addressed · 16 clients and 15 staff could be...
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DHSS staff’s international trip
However, Mr Roberts headed a group of 19 members of his department, who accompanied him on this trip, for a total cost...
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Silica … carcinogenic to humans
With discussion about a possible silica mine in Tasmania it might be worth noting that the International Agency for Research on Cancer...
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Triazine petition
Today an electronic petition (e-petition) has been lifted onto the Tasmanian Parliament website, presented by Dr. Alison Bleaney (spokesperson for Break O’Day...
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Minister to sack workers, yet bureaucrats spend up on travel and accommodation
· Two top health bureaucrats spend $140,000 on travel and accommodation · Taxpayers paid nearly $1700 for the Health Secretary’s 48 hour...
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Health boss a high-flyer
The Tasmanian Liberals have released information obtained under Freedom of Information legislation which shows Health Secretary David Roberts claimed for 60 intra-state,...
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BAN TRIAZINE CHEMICALS E-PETITION LAUNCHED
The Tasmanian Greens today announced that an e-petition calling on the State Government to ban the use of the triazine group of...
