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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…

ABC News

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…

ABC News

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…

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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…

Reuters

Bee shortage agitates almond industry

A shortage of bee hives has left almond growers facing multi-million dollar losses, the industry’s peak Australian body says.

Crikey

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…

ABC News

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…

ABC News

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…

ABC News

Bee movement permits set up to allow pollination

The NSW government has announced a plan for movement permits after consultation with the apiary and horticultural industries about the…

Newcastle Herald

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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…

ABC News

Fears for almond crop as bee mite spreads

Authorities remain hopeful the can still eradicate the varroa mite from NSW despite more cases being detected.

Crikey

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

The Guardian - AU

Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries

Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’…

The Guardian - AU

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Dover Medical Centre in Huon Valley to lose permanent doctor in widespread GP shortage

A town in southern Tasmania could be without a permanent doctor by the end of the year in the midst…

ABC News

COVID-19 infections switch from young to older people as hospital cases spike to record level

The number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Tasmania is now at record highs, with the number of…

ABC News

Switching off: Inside Eraring power station as staff come to terms with its closure

Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the…

ABC News

Hobart tops country in opioids in latest wastewater drug monitoring report

A new drug report finds Hobart is Australia's capital city with the highest consumption of the highly addictive and commonly…

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