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Coal & Health: Action Update

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  • May22

    The health factor: Ignored by industry, overlooked by government

    Failure to prevent pollution and protect human health is creating a costly legacy for Australia.     Read the full report ...

  • May23

    DEA - Do The Math Movie Screening:

    At the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Accord that was agreed upon by all nations of our planet only contained one number.  This number was 2.  The context of this number was that every country present agreed in principle that climate change must be kept below…

  • May21

    Media Release: Damning evidence on health impacts of coal & CSG

    A new doctors’ report reveals worrying evidence of likely health impacts from Australian coal and coal seam gas projects. Doctors have released a damning report today about the potential health effects on communities across Australia from coal and coal seam gas projects. The Health Factor by Doctors…

  • May15

    On budget night, humans will trump other species, again

    Barney Foran always writes a perceptive article and we invite you to read this one from The Conversation in the context of the recent report indicating that climate change will have a devastating impact on plants and animals world wide. Last year the Australian governments (federal and state) spent AU$6.23…

  • May03

    A healthy world without inequality

    This article by DEA Committee Member David King was published in Medical Observer 30th April 2013 and appears under a Creative Commons licence. THE social determinants of health have long predicted poorer morbidity and mortality for the marginalised and those on lower incomes. Extensive analysis by Wilkinson…

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  • Dec30

    Coal and Health: Action Update

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  • Dec13

    Atlas of Health and Climate - WHO & WMO

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have jointly released, an extensive report 'Atlas of health and climate: realising the potential to improve health outcomes through the use of climate services' that can be downloaded…

  • Oct19

    Humble pushie beats the car

    DEA member Juerg Draeyer appeared in the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin - 18/10/12 YEPPOON GP Juerg Draeyer has been practising what he preaches and riding his bicycle to work for the past five years. Dr Draeyer said leaving the car at home and riding was a healthy, environmentally…

  • Sep11

    Unconventional Gas (CSG/Shale Gas) Mining and Health Information

    DEA has presented evidence to two parliamentary committees that it considers the current level of assessment, monitoring and regulation of CSG exploration and mining activities to be inadequate to protect the health of current and future generations of Australians. There…

  • May05

    Dr Linda Selvey - WA

    I live in Spearwood, south of Fremantle and work at Curtin University. I ride 24 km each way to work, which takes me about an hour each way.  Unfortunately, the prevailing winds in the mornings and evenings means that I have a headwind each way in summer! Keeps me fit,…

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