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Australia puts its foot down on the brown marmorated stink bug
Seasonal measures that have seen ships being turned away have kept Australia and New Zealand free of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB). This is the second year in a row that Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has implemented a policy which affects certain goods arriving from target risk countries during the high […]
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Public comments solicited on: Kidney Disease National Action Plan for Kidney Disease
The Commonwealth Government tasked Kidney Health Australia with developing the country’s first National Strategic Action Plan for Kidney Disease in recognition of the significant and growing impact of kidney disease on the health and wellbeing Australians as well as the economic impact on society. The plan will articulate a national vision for preventing chronic kidney […]
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‘Extensive tooth decay’ reported in parts of Queensland that refuse to add fluoride to water
Doctors say Queensland government must fund fluoride for the entire state Dentists and doctors in Queensland are reporting “extensive tooth decay” in parts of the state that refuse to add fluoride to the water supply, especially among children and the elderly. One in four Queensland children admitted to hospital requires treatment for a dental condition, […]
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Mandating water fluoridation in Queensland
The Australian Dental Association – Queensland Branch (ADAQ) is calling on the Queensland Government to mandate water fluoridation in Queensland. ADAQ President, Dr Adrian Frick, says water fluoridation is “the easiest, cheapest, most effective and safest way to provide the dental health benefits of fluoridated water to the greatest number of people.” When the Water […]
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Something rotten in the state of Queensland
Queensland doctors are calling on the state government to mandate fluoride in all council water supplies, saying a decision by more than a third of the state’s councils to opt out of the practice six years ago is resulting in extensive tooth decay. Water fluoridation in Queensland was mandated by the Bligh state government in […]
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Oberon. Number crunch: Council challenged on fluoride survey and figures
A GALLERY packed with fluoridation opponents at Oberon Council’s most recent ordinary meeting heard Hardy Draheim make a presentation questioning how the numbers were crunched before council decided to add fluoride to the town’s reticulated water supply. Mr Draheim challenged the figures supplied to council from a survey conducted by the Social Research Centre (SRC) on behalf of – and paid for […]
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Mandating water fluoridation in Queensland
The Australian Dental Association – Queensland Branch (ADAQ) is calling on the Queensland Government to mandate water fluoridation in Queensland. ADAQ President, Dr Adrian Frick, says water fluoridation is “the easiest, cheapest, most effective and safest way to provide the dental health benefits of fluoridated water to the greatest number of people.” When the Water […]
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Pre-budget submission 2019-2020. MANDATING WATER FLUORIDATION IN QUEENSLAND
The Australian Dental Association – Queensland Branch (ADAQ) calls on the Queensland Government to mandate water fluoridation in Queensland. Water fluoridation has been described as one of the “Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 20th Century” (US-based Centres for Disease Control and Prevention), and has been widely accepted and practiced in all Australian states […]
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You could be using too much toothpaste. Here’s how much Australian dentists recommend
Do you pay attention to how much toothpaste you put on your toothbrush every day? New research from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has found most children are using far too much. In fact, the advice from the Australian Dental Association is less is more for both adults […]
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Reporting requirements for goods treated with sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
Who does this notice affect? Brokers, importers and biosecurity industry participants operating under the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Class 19.1 Approved Arrangement: Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and class 19.2 Automatic Entry processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) What has changed? The department requires consignments that have been directed for a rural tailgate or […]
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