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Despite $10.9 billion US glyphosate-cancer settlement, Australia officially maintains weedkiller ‘perfectly safe’

Australian Associated Press | 
The pesticides giant Bayer agreed .... to pay up to US$10.9bn (A$15.8bn) to settle about 95,000 cases claiming [the glyphosate-based ...
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South Australian Parliament rejects second bid to rescind state’s GMO crop ban

Tim Dornin | Australian Associated Press | 
A second attempt by South Australia's Liberal government to lift a longstanding ban on genetically modified crops has failed. After ...
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Viewpoint: Once fierce opponents of GMOs, Australian Greens may be softening their hard-line stance

A former radical environmental activist who made a stunning reversal on genetically-modified crops believes Australian farmers need access to the ...
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Disease-resistant GMO bananas could save $12 billion Cavendish global industry

Laura Polson | Australian Associated Press | 
A billion dollar banana industry at risk of a deadly disease could be saved by a scientific breakthrough from a ...

Australian organic farmer Marsh who sued for GMO contamination must pay Baxter $800k for court costs

Australian Associated Press | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A West Australian farmer ...

Australian GM farmer fighting ‘contamination’ appeal says he received no financial backing from Monsanto

Australian Associated Press | 
A landmark GM contamination now unfolding in the supreme court of Western Australia has for now swung in favour of an organic ...

Australia’s organic farm group warns lawsuits will follow lifting of GM bans

Australian Associated Press | 
The lifting of bans on genetically modified (GM) canola in NSW and Victoria will trigger a landslide of lawsuits from ...
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Nobel laureate calls out anti-GMO lobby group Safe Food Foundation for ‘dishonesty’

Australian Associated Press | 
Australian Nobel Prize laureate Professor Barry Marshall has labelled the lobby group supporting farmer Steve Marsh in landmark legal proceedings ...

Breast cancer researchers identify genetic ‘switch’

Australian Associated Press | 
Queensland scientists have identified a genetic "switch" that indicates whether breast cancer is aggressive and likely to spread. The discovery may provide a ...
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