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Talking about dying and death is not something that comes naturally to Australians

Talking about dying and death is not something that comes naturally to Australians

Agmates member and Little Haven Palliative Care Business Manager Sue Manton writes: . This week is National Palliative Care Week aimed at opening the dialogue and increasing awareness on issues… Read more »

Our strange standards

Our strange standards

Agmates member and freelance journalist John Mikkelsen writes: . I JUST don’t get it.  Well, I don’t get lots of things, but it’s the way we are developing what to… Read more »

Tasmanian Political Consensus Bans All GMO’s Until 2014

Tasmanian Political Consensus Bans All GMO’s Until 2014

Director of Gene Ethics Bob Phelps writes: . The Tasmanian Government ban until 2014 on Genetically Manipulated (GM) crops, animals and microbes is supported by all political parties and the… Read more »

Surgeon to provide free surgical service at Bourke NSW

Surgeon to provide free surgical service at Bourke NSW

Agmates member Eye on the Outback writes: . This makes me smile and yep this old mate is a legend – he kept getting knocked back by the health mob… Read more »

Successful Heart Of Gold International Film Festival a Credit to Regional Australia

Successful Heart Of Gold International Film Festival a Credit to Regional Australia

Agmates member and Little Haven Palliative Care business manager Sue Manton [pictured] writes: . Such is the state of Qld Health that I’ve been busy for the past 4 days… Read more »

Pleasure Police Want To Dictate What We Eat.

Pleasure Police Want To Dictate What We Eat.

Over the last couple of day’s we have been watching the ultimate in ‘social engineering’ played out. We have had the ‘thought police’, the ‘tree police’ and now we have… Read more »

Corporate Agriculture Squeezing Family Farmers World Wide

Corporate Agriculture Squeezing Family Farmers World Wide

The internet brings global food producers together and it is indeed incredible how similar many of the challenges family farmers face the world over. Agmate member Joel Gill [pictured] is… Read more »

Killer In The Wild Blue Yonder

Killer In The Wild Blue Yonder

With the summer heat upon us this piece by Agmate John Mikkelsen [pictured] is a timely reminder to us all: **** THIS is one column I’ve put off writing for… Read more »

Have You Checked Under The Bonnet?

Have You Checked Under The Bonnet?

Just got back from having my first Mens Health Check Up. I’m 47 and never had one. My Princess has hounded me into it. If you are a male over… Read more »