Chinese want GM-free and chemical-free foods
19 December 2008
"CHINESE SHOPPERS are clamouring for chemical-free and GM-free foods in the wake of the melamine poisoning calamity that harmed over 50,000 Chinese children," says Bass Coast Shire Councillor Gareth Barlow
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GM canola delivers contamination
11 December 2008
Monsanto claims that cleaning trucks will enable Industry Standards for GM and non-GM canola segregation to be met. But the Industry Standards assume GM contamination is inevitable so segregation is a sham.
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GM-free rally at Rudd Community Cabinet in Geelong
08 December 2008
GM-free food and crop supporters rally at Kevin Rudd's community cabinet at Corio on Sunday. They call on the ALP government to implement its pre-election promises on Genetic Manipulation.
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Community Cleanup of GM canola contamination at Horsham
26 November 2008
Angry growers will do a Community Cleanup of GM canola contamination at 11am Thursday November 27, to quarantine plants and seed on roadsides near Horsham.
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GM Canola Contamination at Horsham
25 November 2008
GM Cropwatch's Jessica Harrison today found Genetically Manipulated (GM) canola plants heaped up on the roadside near the Natimuk/Rudolph's Rd junction, 5 minutes from Horsham. Galahs were also seen feasting on GM canola last week.
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Strong backing for GM-free in Victorian council elections
21 November 2008
162 candidates for election to 47 Victorian councils back GM-free policies. Gene Ethics' 4,000 constituents will support them and GM-free policies.
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GM Canola has Wings
18 November 2008
GM Cropwatch technician Jessica Harrison photographed pink and grey galahs feasting on a GM canola crop near the Horsham-Natimuk Road on Friday
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GM crops and animals - no answer to Global Warming
14 November 2008
Gene Ethics supports the call for real action on climate change by the national Walk Against Warming on Saturday November 15. But GM crops and animals are a useless response to the climate threat.
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GM Cropwatch visits Lubeck
13 November 2008
GM CROPWATCH is monitoring roadsides and railway lines in the Horsham area this week. Cropwatch technician Jessica Harrison is testing canola and related weeds for GM contamination.
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GM grass a 'boffins idea'
28 October 2008
“Victoria's 'more digestible' Genetically Manipulated (GM) pasture grass experiment announced today is a waste of public money,” says Gene Ethics Director, Bob Phelps.
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ACT Election Swings on GM Foods and Crops
16 October 2008
Only the Greens go into the ACT election with a clear policy on Genetically Manipulated foods and crops. Their Biodiversity and Environmental Protection policy supports GM-Free.
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NSW GM site Map Published Today
07 October 2008
Gene Ethics' map of Genetically Manipulated Roundup tolerant canola sites and GM canola depots in NSW was published today with information gleaned from media reports.
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GM-free WA guaranteed if Labor is returned
03 September 2008
The Carpenter government today made bold commitments to GM-free (no Genetically Manipulated crops). Their comprehensive GM-free policies are a bonanza for WA food and farming industries.
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Tasmanian GM-Free Breakthrough
01 September 2008
Gene Ethics applauds Tasmania’s all-party joint select committee report published today.
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West Australian GM-free breakthrough today
19 August 2008
Gene Ethics applauds Premier Alan Carpenter's announcement of a four-year extension to the WA ban on all Genetically Manipulated (GM) food and fiber crops.
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GM Canola Site Map a Public Service
15 August 2008
Gene Ethics today published a map of commercial Genetically Manipulated (GM) canola sites at www.geneethics.org Premier Brumby refuses to set up an official GM site register.
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Gene Ethics backs WA Government call on GM foods
02 June 2008
Gene Ethics fully supports WA Premier Alan Carpenter’s call today for labels on all Genetic Manipulated (GM) foods and for all GM food approvals to stop while these unsafe foods are fully safety tested.
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ABARE pushes GM crops with phony stats
16 May 2008
The latest ABARE modelling exercise "Economic Impacts of GM crops in Australia" uses false assumptions and fantasies to back Genetically Manipulated (GM) crops.
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Confirmed: GM Canola is a Weed
03 April 2008
New Swedish research just published confirms that GM canola contamination will be permanent and irreversible
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Brumby to extend the GM canola ban
28 February 2008
At Noon today, hundreds of protesters from various citizen groups will rally on the steps of Parliament House. They will call on Premier Brumby to extend the ban on commercial Genetically Manipulated (GM) herbicide tolerant canola for five more years at least.
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Brumby's GM canola: doomed to fail
05 February 2008
Brumby's government ignores the reasonable arguments of community groups, subverts democratic processes and arrogantly crashes-through with grandiose schemes that are doomed to fail the public.
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All supermarkets to match Foodland's GM-free stand
30 January 2008
Independent South Australian supermarket chain Foodland has joined Coles to ensure that their home brand products are free of Genetically Manipulated (GM) soy, corn, canola or cottonseed.
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Brumby Guts GM Crop Ban
16 January 2008
The Brumby government guts its GM crop ban by letting Bayer Cropscience grow Genetically Manipulated (GM) herbicide tolerant canola now
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Premier sows the seeds of destruction
03 December 2007
Premiers John Brumby and Morris Iemma are trashing Australia’s GM-free advantage, by allowing the state’s GM canola bans to expire.
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Federal Labor's policy on GM crops and foods
23 November 2007
Just a day before the election, the Labor Party joined the Greens and Democrats by promising tougher labelling laws on genetically manipulated (GM) foods.
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Coles responds to its customers' GM food concerns
22 November 2007
Supermarket giant Coles has joined industry leaders in speaking out against genetically engineered (GE) food, as the Victorian Government looks set to announce the lifting of their ban on the commercial growing of GE food crops.
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Genetic Manipulation - a nation in conflict
15 November 2007
The political parties are polarised on Genetically Manipulated (GM) crops and foods according to Gene Ethic’s scorecard of party policies.
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GM horse flu vaccine fast tracked
01 October 2007
Genetically Manipulated (GM) horse flu vaccines were secretly assessed and approved in just 3 days instead of the normal 170 days
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Howard Government GM canola push doomed
13 August 2007
The Howard government's latest report on genetically manipulated (GM) crops is yet another doomed bid for re-election
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Government Push Polls on GM crops and foods
23 July 2007
The Australian government push-polled Australians on genetically manipulated (GM) crops and foods to dishonestly inflate support for GM in its latest survey
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Dairy farmers GM decision ill-informed
19 June 2007
Victoria's ban on commercial genetically manipulated (GM) canola is still set to be extended, despite one dairy group today withdrawing support
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