Articles tagged ‘Health’.
Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, is calling on the Government to fund the expansion of Australia’s bowel cancer...
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The rage displayed in Greek cities against austerity measures inspires all who are suffering for the benefit of banks and the rich By John Holloway, ...
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The Western … aah. Jan Wositzky confirmed the stories, with his History of Sex in Castlemaine. Not that many of the longer term residents needed...
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As a medical practitioner I know I am meant to be very interested in the numbers, stats and evidence. I am, but bottom line for me is that in my role,...
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Christian Monahan, The Produce Garden Regulation for being organically certified is pretty stringent, you have to give a great deal of information in ...
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By Rima Truchanas For thousands of years people have stargazed with wonder at their place in the universe, so vast, it’s almost beyond comprehension...
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Dear CI I would like to congratulate and thank Mount Alexander shire council for the support they have given to this community in it’s campaign ...
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By Andrew McKenna ‘Born here or blown here, we all know the spirit of this place. Let’s appeal.’ - Cr Christine Henderson. Co...
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The First Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s finest musicians together on Sunday 18 March for a common cause as they ...
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The future of human kind faces dire consequences, due to arguably the first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic, says a leading internatio...
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It’s Valentines Day on Tuesday and CI is offering a great new competition! It’s called: An outbreak of lerve. (All right, it’s a bit...
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“The biodiversity crisis – i.e. the rapid loss of species and the rapid degradation of ecosystems – is probably a greater threat than global...
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Minister Joe Ludwig, representing the Attorney General in the Senate, confirmed in Question Time on Tuesday that the Australian Federal Police monitor...
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Regarding Two side of the same coin: Yes, very timely piece given the oil has floated firmly to the surface in recent weeks thanks to both pokies and ...
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Dear CI, Over the last few months as the community debate over the MHS pokies proposal has intensified it is increasingly clear that there is a wideni...
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That’s right. You’re in a large company. Over the past few weeks our readership has been rising rapidly, and the last couple of days we...
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I think newcomers would be fast tracked into qualifying as a local if they could prove they have had a sexual experience on the Western. (We will requ...
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By Dylan McKenna Designed around the village of Forrest the Otway MTB trails showcase the natural beauty of the Otway ranges. They pass through tall e...
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From a Council press release: Council has recentlyhosted five community information sessions about the proposed indoor aquatic and leisure centre. The...
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By Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky I write about the pool/Western Reserve issue, but not to take a pro or anti position, or for that matter, any position at a...
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From a Council press release: Mt Alexander Shire Council has provided a commercial waste collection service to approximately 350 commercial properties...
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By Karl Lindemann U.S. foreign policy is obsessed with demonizing Iran. It has been since the pro-American Shah was popularly overthrown in 1979. From...
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The Greens said yesterday that the Baillieu Government is using hollow excuses for inaction on pokies and if they are serious about pokies reform the...
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By Andrea Ross 1. EPIC have done a great job thus far. But don’t be passive and expect EPIC to do it all. The VCGR may have dismissed the EPIC group...
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Dear CI The decision by the Mount Alexander Shire Council to slug the CWA with hall hire fees in excess of $2,500 per annum is the most stunning evi...
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A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past. Following a review of curren...
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By Andrew McKenna In Australia we are suffering from a massive failure of public policy. The decision made today at the VCGR is a symptom of a deep il...
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In a shock decision announced this afternoon, the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation has ruled in favour of a proposal to treble the number ...
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Swinburne PhD candidate Matthew Pase is investigating whether dietary supplements can help counter the slowing of brain function with age. In the most...
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Dear CI, I read with interest some of the commentary on the Aquatic Centre/Western Oval debate. I keep puzzling over several issues, one of which was ...
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This week’s pay decision affecting thousands of Australians working in the community sector is a long-awaited and hard fought for recognition of the...
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A new study shows the production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, and expending energy on it has significant health impli...
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It’s CI’s birthday! Two. How would you live without us? Let us know! Congratulate us. Conditions of congratulating us: 1. No hate bloggers...
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