Victorian Election Scorecard | GM-free & regenerative farms and food

21 November 2018
Gene Ethics sent a questionnaire to all registered political parties in early October but only two parties replied, despite repeated requests.The Victorian Greens Parliamentary Leader and Agriculture Spokesperson, Dr Samantha Ratnam answered YES to all our questions on Regulation, Agriculture & Marketing, and Research & Development, in line with their policy. >> download file

Genetic Scientist does U-turn on GM

18 October 2018
Dr Jonathan Latham is a former genetic engineer and medical researcher. He now questions the safety and efficacy of new Genetic Manipulation (GM) techniques known as CRISPR and the GM plants, animals, microbes and human therapies they may produce. >> download file

Get glyphosate off our globe

18 October 2018
A California jury has awarded school groundsman Dewayne Johnson $US 289 million for his terminal non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The jury found, on all the scientific evidence uncovered during the month-long trial, that his exposure to Roundup weedkiller caused Mr Johnson's cancer. >> download file

Johnson vs Monsanto case awards $289 million to Johnson

18 October 2018
Carey Gillam, Research Director of U.S. Right to Know, is author of the award-winning book Whitewash, which details much of the evidence the jury heard and details Monsanto's manipulation of the science on its herbicide products. Carey spoke at the Bendigo Writers Festival in August. >> download file

New CRISPR techniques are GM says EU court

18 October 2018
The European Union’s top court has ruled that the new Genetic Manipulation (GM) techniques dubbed "CRISPR" must be assessed, regulated and licensed, the same as the old transgenic GM techniques were. >> download file

South Australian GM-free Benefits

06 March 2018
Keep SA's GM-free crop moratorium to reap the benefits.Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell reports that just 221 of the state's 5,300 grain growers signed a petition to him, asking for the ban on Genetically Manipulated (GM) canola to be lifted. >> download file

South Australian Election Forum

06 March 2018
GM-free SA was backed in election debate. Four party candidates debated the merits of South Australia’s GM-free farm and food policies for the state election on Monday 12th February. An audience of sixty grilled them on allaspects of Genetic Manipulation techniques and their products, on farms, in food and research. >> download file

South Australia: GM-free Policy Election Ratings

04 March 2018
The South Australian ALP, Libs and Greens all have policies on Genetically Manipulated (GM) crops and food for the election. >> download file