Tasmanian Times
Health
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1.0KTasWater concedes NE Tas water may have been contaminated for years. A Will … but no way?
*Pic: Professor Mark Taylor with corroding pipes believed to be the source of the contamination. Tasmania’s water authority has conceded that communities...
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Venture Minerals’ 2 cents worth
*ABC Pic: The buck (should) stop here … Minister for Resources Paul Harriss and Premier Will Hodgman … Venture Minerals shares have...
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Rosebery – 7 years on and still waiting for safe water?
While residents living in the north east town of Winnaleah have recently been provided with a Reverse Osmosis water filtration system for...
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The State Government’s under-funding of health …
Tasmanian government health funding would have to increase by at least $500 million to bring this state’s services up to the standard...
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Where does the law stand on immunisation?
With all the discussion over immunisation that is currently on the Australian agenda and the announcement that the Federal Government is considering...
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Told you so, TasWater and Dr Roscoe Taylor
*Pics: Acid mine drainage/toxic metals in urban Zeehan … Water, pooled from acid mine drainage, says Isla, and a For Sale sign...
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The axing of Pesticide Monitoring in Waterways
Chain Reaction – The National Magazine of Friends of the Earth Australia Issue #123 April 2015 In October 2014 the new Hodgman...
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Pesticides Linked to Honeybee Deaths Pose More Risks, European Group Says
PARIS — An influential European scientific body said on Wednesday that a group of pesticides believed to contribute to mass deaths of...
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The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
Black sludge pours into the lake – one of many pipes lining the shore (Credit: Liam Young/Unknown Fields) Hidden in an unknown...
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Health reform … and the perils of hope
In his first-ever ministry, Michael Ferguson is experiencing the heady attractions of creating hope. If the rest of his government does not...
