Back regulation of all Genetic Manipulation methods

Please support a Greens' motion in the Senate to disallow the federal government’s proposed new GM deregulation. See https://tinyurl.com/y26utx5h Now, the use of all GM processes must be notified to the Gene Technology Regulator for assessment and licensing. But the federal government would end regulation of several new GM methods (SDN1).

Backing GM-free SA

The South Australian government should:

• maintain its GM-free policies and moratorium on the growing of commercial GM canola until at least 2025, as parliament decided;

• keep and strictly enforce the state ban on the transit of any GM seed through the state;

• advocate that OGTR and FSANZ continue to assess, regulate and license all new and emerging GM techniques and their products, under the national Gene Technology Scheme.

Letter to ScoMo

Please advocate disallowance of the Gene Technology Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019, to be debated in the Senate, on September 17. The Gene Technology Act 2000 and the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 now require all dealings with GM techniques to be notified to the OGTR, TGA, FSANZ and other regulators, for assessment and licensing, prior to any release. This should continue, not be compromised. We support the orderly and precautionary system of GM regulation for all GMOs.

Letter to Albo

Mr Albanese: Don't all ow our Gene tech regulator (OGTR) to be sidelined. You and all your ALP MPs and Senators should back disallowance of ScoMo's Gene Technology Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 in the Senate. This measure is premature as overall the national Gene Technology “scheme is working well” and for twenty years we trusted the OGTR to act as our independent referee on all GM issues.

Glyphosate: toxic state

Here's why Gene Ethics proposes that all local councils and other land-managers transition away from spraying Roundup (glyphosate-based-herbicide (GBH) formulations) in our suburbs, parks and playgrounds.

Petition to local councils 2

This petition proposes the phase out of Roundup (glyphosate) spraying on particularly sensitive sites in your area. Use the petition to get council action.

Petition to local councils 1

This petition proposes the complete phase out of Roundup (glyphosate) spraying in your area. Use the petition to get council action.

Anderson report on GM-free SA unfair

Anderson did not fairly or fully consider our evidence on the benefits of the SA GM-free moratorium. His report’s estimates of benefits and costs are artificially skewed to removing the moratorium.

Oppose Fast Tracking Farm Chemical Regulation

The Senate inquiry should tell the government to: consolidate, redraft and rationalize the quagmire of Laws and Regulations now used to regulate Agricultural and Veterinary chemicals; restore the Chemicals Reassessment and Re-registration Act cancelled in 2014, establish a comprehensive, effective and efficient chemical review scheme; and embed the Precautionary Principle in all the Australian Pesticide and Vet Medicines Authority legislation, regulation and practice.