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Articles for Melaleuca

How Aspen Medical got 'paid access' to politicians before it made more than $1 billion in the pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

How Aspen Medical got 'paid access' to politicians before it made more than $1 billion in the pandemic

ABC  

The former chairman and co-founder of Aspen Medical has revealed how the company obtained access to senior ranks of the Coalition government by participating in political fundraising and appointing a former Liberal cabinet minister to its board. Andrew Walker – who quit Aspen in 2019 and is now involved in litigation with the company's owner – has told Four Corners …

Health Contract Medical Defence Services Company Minister
Saving the orange-bellied parrot is just one perk of spending time in Tasmania's beautiful south-west
2 years, 11 months ago

Saving the orange-bellied parrot is just one perk of spending time in Tasmania's beautiful south-west

ABC  

Spending four weeks in Tasmania's remote south-west observing the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot is a dream come true for Ella Roles and Peter Attard. Key points: Ella Roles and Peter Attard are spending four weeks monitoring orange-bellied parrots in Tasmania's south-west The parrots breed around Melaleuca, where nestlings are fitted with leg bands to identify them for life The wild …

Birds Abc Tasmania Troy Roles Luke Bowden Parrots
Palm Cove tree activist charged after allegedly moving garden mulch in dispute with Cairns council
4 years, 7 months ago

Palm Cove tree activist charged after allegedly moving garden mulch in dispute with Cairns council

ABC  

An environmental activist has been charged with wilful damage after allegedly moving garden mulch during a dispute over the controversial removal of a 400-year-old paperbark tree by Cairns Regional Council in Far North Queensland. Key points: Cairns Regional Council, which cut down the tree, told Palm Cove residents it needed removing for safety reasons Environmental activists are trying to prove …

Moving Council Holland Cairns Far North Queensland Mr Holland Palm Cove
Indigenous knowledge meets beekeeping science in Western Australia's Kimberley region
4 years, 7 months ago

Indigenous knowledge meets beekeeping science in Western Australia's Kimberley region

ABC  

It's a dusty, hot day at Roebuck Plains station in Western Australia's far north, but the cattle are not the only creatures at work on this country. Key points: Traditional owners in the Kimberley have been using bush honey in food and medicine for generations There has been a spike in honey sales during the coronavirus pandemic across Australia Scientists …

David Kimberley Traditional Owners Manuka Honey Manuka Appleby Local Honey
Biologists play cupid as orange-bellied parrots return to Tasmania
5 years, 2 months ago

Biologists play cupid as orange-bellied parrots return to Tasmania

ABC  

There are fewer than 30 orange-bellied parrots left in the wild in Australia and none of them can afford to be single. Key points: 22 orange-bellied parrots have survived migration and arrived in south-west Tasmania More females than males arrived meaning biologists had to release extra captive males Captive-born juveniles have returned, which biologists say is positive news So when …

Birds Released Tasmania Troy Returned Males Captive