Beehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads A severe shortage of bees has kicked off an initiative to build a thousand hives as a deadly parasite threatens to wipe out the wild pollinators. AAP · Oct 17
How losing hybrid will affect WRC Rally1 cars in 2025 Adjusting to life without hybrid power in the World Rally Championship next year won’t require "a huge amount of work" in the off-season, according to M-Sport-Ford lead engineer Tim Jackson. Autosport · Nov 18, 2024
Unhealthy food is costing UK more than £260bn per year, report says The study by the Food Farming and Countryside Commission looked at the cost of healthcare, welfare and productivity issues related to what we eat. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
UK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report finds Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
How WRC Rally1 teams embraced the return of the snorkel A change in FIA regulations that coincides with the Safari Rally moving to a more traditional March date in Kenya's rainy season has allowed Rally1 teams to fit these devices to cars for the first time. Motorsport · Mar 28, 2024
Are young people poised to slam the brake on endless economic growth? The climate and cost of living crises make belief in expanding GDPs look as stale as last year’s mince pies. But when central governments rely on consumerism to shore up spending, it will be hard for ‘degrowth’ to gain any traction The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
‘Lose-lose situation’: irrigators and environmental groups criticise plan for 2,500ha almond farm The development by US-owned Koompartu Farms could use up to 30GL of water a year from the Murray-Darling Basin The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2023
Four bulk-billing Medicare GP clinics set for Tasmania but doctors concerned about focus on acute cases Tasmania will get four bulk-billing GP clinics when the federal government rolls out its campaign policy, not three as initially promised, but a key question remains — where will the doctors be found to staff them? ABC News · Apr 16, 2023
South Australian beekeepers fear varroa mite risk if border opens for NSW bees The almond industry wants state governments to ease beehive movement restrictions to ensure supply for pollination, but SA producers would prefer demand for beehives be met by honey producers within the state. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Bulk-billing rates in Tasmania worst in Australia, as medical students shun GP careers For those trying to find a bulk-billing doctor in Tasmania, the task is a challenging one — and with rural clinics under pressure and fewer GPs coming through the system, the problem is only going to get worse. ABC News · Feb 20, 2023
Without health there is no wealth. Why do so few governments understand this? Politicians are wrong to believe that we can only afford decent care in good economic times, says Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023
It's time to quit capitalism's obsession with growth. Focus on 'degrowth' instead, argues a growing movement in economics “It seems that humanity is thriving and committing suicide at the same time,” noted author Ugo Bardi. Fortune · Dec 22, 2022
Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in Tasmania but for some, the wait remains It is now legal for terminally ill people to end their lives in Tasmania but people wanting to access the service cannot find GPs who are trained. ABC News · Nov 27, 2022
Sunak’s growth fetish is a problem: he’s heading for the same budget trap as Truss The siren call of climate-burning expansion bewitches British politics. More of the same will emerge in the autumn statement, says Tim Jackson, professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022
ABC News · Nov 9, 2022 Tasmania doesn't have enough GPs to meet the growing demand — and experts warn it will get worse When Liz Christie heard her regular GP was retiring from the profession, she was disappointed, but figured she would just switch to another doctor in the Battery Point clinic — then she got a message saying she would need to find a new practice.
ABC News · Nov 9, 2022 Janet Rice wants to change Tasmanian laws that stop loved ones accessing post-mortem reports When Janet Rice's wife Penny Whetton died suddenly, she sought answers from the post-mortem report. But after the laws in her home state stopped her accessing that, an urge was born to overcome a perceived injustice.
ABC News · Aug 31, 2022 Brighton doctors clinic closes doors, leaving thousands of Tasmanians without care This doctors clinic is to close on September 23, meaning its active patient list of 3,000 will need to travel elsewhere for care — and that is very bad news for this mum and her kids.
ABC News · Aug 25, 2022 Varroa mite surveillance stepped up as 80,000 hives sent to almond plantations in southern NSW NSW bees are still banned from going into several states, but that hasn't stopped hundreds of thousands of them from being sent to almond plantations in southern NSW at a time when the industry desperately needs them.
ABC News · Aug 17, 2022 Varroa mite controls impacts almond industry as loss of bees for pollination reduces crop value by $200 million The removal of restrictions on beehive movements in NSW comes too late for many almond growers, but changes to varroa mite control mean good news for berries and avocados.
Reuters · Aug 8, 2022 Climate change, scarcity chip away at degrowth taboo Degrowth - the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption - is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics, where growth is widely held as the best route to prosperity.
ABC News · Aug 4, 2022 Coober Pedy council to remain in administration pending government decisions for town's future Residents of Australia's opal capital want Coober Pedy to receive some love and renovation as the administrator indicates his tenure is nearly over.
ABC News · Jul 25, 2022 Victorian almond growers face massive beehive shortage for pollination, due to varroa mite outbreak Victorian beehives stranded in New South Wales due to the bee travel ban can now return home, but the state's almond industry is still facing a massive hive shortage.
ABC News · Jul 21, 2022 Bulk-billing doctors nowhere to be found, with this Tasmanian mum finding it's cheaper to fly interstate It sounds bonkers, but for Tasmanian mum Bec Haight, it's cheaper for her to fly her family to Melbourne than to be seen by a doctor in her home city.
ABC News · Jul 7, 2022 Calls to improve Australia's biosecurity as cost of varroa mite incursion to agriculture mounts As threats like varroa mite and foot-and-mouth disease capture public attention, agriculture leaders say the cost of managing Australia's biosecurity needs to be spread more evenly.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022 New eradication zone established and 600 hives destroyed as NSW bee industry battles varroa mite Producers and apiarists remain concerned about future almond harvest and potential for mites to carry deformed wing virus