Created Thu, 11th of Mar 2010
The Western Australian Government says the results of a radiation survey prove there is no health risk from a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie. Earlier this month, the Labor ... more
Created Mon, 8th of Mar 2010
The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, suggests a new Australian modelling study. Dr Amanda Barnard of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering ... more
Created Sun, 7th of Mar 2010
The Tasmanian Health Department has written to St Helens residents reassuring them they face no danger from the town's water supply. The drinking water supply has been the subject of toxicity ... more
Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010
A major Tasmanian oyster growing company expects its east coast operations will return to normal today after a sewerage spill halted production. The Environmental Health Service closed 13 oyster ... more
Created Sun, 28th of Feb 2010
Some oyster harvesting areas on Tasmania's east coast have been closed because of a sewage spill at St Helens late last week. Ben Lomond Water says the sewage spill on Binnalong Bay Road last ... more
Created Mon, 22nd of Feb 2010
Queensland Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones says she will decide this afternoon whether new data proves a high lead level reading in Mt Isa is wrong. The Government has ... more
Created Mon, 22nd of Feb 2010
Another woman who worked at the ABC's Queensland headquarters in Brisbane has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The national broadcaster abandoned its Toowong studios in late 2006 because of a ... more
Created Mon, 22nd of Feb 2010
There are claims that a Tasmanian drinking water supply is being contaminated by toxins from tree plantations. The allegations, which are raised in tonight's edition of Australian Story on ABC1, ... more
Created Mon, 22nd of Feb 2010
The Queensland Government says it is encouraged that a high lead level reading in Mount Isa in the state's north-west may be wrong. The Government has threatened to fine Xstrata up to $2 million ... more
Created Wed, 17th of Feb 2010
Gladstone Regional Council says Gladstone has been hit with the worst influx of mosquitoes in seven years. The Gladstone Regional Council director of environment and regulation, Ron Doherty, says ... more
Created Fri, 5th of Feb 2010
SA Water is under pressure to fully disclose any dangerous chemicals in what was once Port Lincoln's main reservoir. The 11,000-megalitre Tod Reservoir has been decommissioned because SA Water ... more
Created Thu, 4th of Feb 2010
South Australian Health Minister John Hill has conceded Port Pirie will need to continue its efforts to reduce lead levels in children beyond a community program which ends this year. The program ... more
Created Mon, 25th of Jan 2010
The Federal Government has banned toys and baby products containing a potentially dangerous chemical. Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson says any plastic baby products containing more than 1 ... more
Created Fri, 18th of Dec 2009
A ceremony in the South Australian outback today will mark the formal handover of the former nuclear test site at Maralinga to Indigenous people. The British Government tested weapons at Maralinga ... more
Created Wed, 11th of Nov 2009
An ex-serviceman who was exposed to radiation during Maralinga atomic testing in the 1960s says land should not be handed over to traditional owners until a contaminated area is cleaned up or ... more
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