Food Regulator Ignores the Risks of GE Potatoes
Food Regulator Ignores the Risks of GE Potatoes New Zealanders could soon be eating crisps and hot chips made from GE potatoes, with little idea of the added health risks from genetic engineering. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), which has just approved...
GM-Free Australia Alliance Inc AGM 2017
GM-Free Australia Alliance Inc AGM 2017 Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 5th October at 8.30pm AEST, by teleconference. If you would like more information, please contact us on info@gmfreeaustralia.org.au
Bayer/Monsanto merger under scrutiny
Bayer/Monsanto merger under scrutiny The European Commission (EC) has expressed concerns German multinational Bayer’s proposed US$66 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Monsanto Company could reduce competition in areas such as pesticides, seeds and traits. The...
Dr Michael Antoniou visits Australia March 2017
Dr Michael Antoniou visits Australia March 2017 Dr Antoniou, Reader in Molecular Genetics at King’s College London School of Life Sciences will be visiting Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. He is here to discuss his concerns with a range of new genetic engineering...
Steve Marsh gives testimony at the Monsanto Tribunal
Steve Marsh gives testimony at the Monsanto Tribunal In October 2016 many people from all over the globe spoke out about Monsanto, including farmers and scientists explaining how Monsanto’s disastrous practices had affected human health. Watch Steve Marsh...
Northern Territory wary about GM banana "trial"
Northern Territory wary about GM banana "trial" While the results of his Vitamin A enriched GM banana "trial" are unknown, Professor Dale from Queensland University of Technology has launched into a new project : GM bananas resistant to fungal...
GMFAA AGM 2016
GMFAA AGM 2016 Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 28th November at 9pm AEST, by teleconference. If you would like to attend, please contact us on info@gmfreeaustralia.org.au
Media Release:Monsanto Tribunal
Media Release:Monsanto Tribunal Monsanto on trial in The Hague 14th-16th October. Monsanto, a US-based company, has developed a number of highly toxic products, including GMO crops, Roundup, PCBs and Agent Orange. These have permanently damaged the...
Monsanto Tribunal 14th-16th October !
Monsanto Tribunal 14th-16th October ! The Monsanto Tribunal is an international civil society initiative to hold Monsanto accountable for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and for ecocide. Eminent judges will hear testimonies from victims, and deliver...
South Australia and Tassie : GM-free states
South Australia and Tassie : GM-free states The Productivity Commission called on all states to lift all the GM bans in Australia In response, both the Tasmanian and South Australian governments have re-affirmed their committment to GM-free. Tasmania:...
Markets say retain state powers over GM bans and keep GM food la
Markets say retain state powers over GM bans Thursday, 21st July 2016 GM-Free Australia Alliance members reject the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to remove states’ rights to ban genetically manipulated (GM) crops for marketing reasons and to...
GMFAA on the NSW Country Hour
GMFAA on the NSW Country Hour The pro-GM lobby gets far more time on this ABC coverage from 29-6-16, but at least we have the last word ! Listen to the podcast here : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-27/past-programs/5052268 For background on the pro-GM...
GM-Free Shopping List 2015
GM-Free Shopping List Avoiding risky GM food? Consult our Shopping List which includes meat and dairy. All companies listed use GM-free feed for their animals. Check it out here and support the producers which support our campaign ! Download the GM Free Shopping Guide...
New Blog on GMOs in Australia
New Blog on GMOs in Australia "Will GMO foods be the next asbestos ?" asks Fran Murrell in this blog on the Chemical Free Community website. Read more here http://www.chemfreecom.com/will-gmo-foods-be-the-next-asbestos/
New GM techniques….risky and unregulated
New GM techniques....risky and unregulated The GM giants Bayer, Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow are making a concerted effort to ensure these new GM techniques escape regulation in Australia, the USA and Europe. Luckily we have Friends of the Earth's Emerging Tech...
Open Letter on GMOs, the Pacific and Climate – New Zealand
Open Letter on GMOs, the Pacific and Climate - New Zealand April 2016 Open letter to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Federation of M?ori Authorities and aid agencies To all whom it may concern: We are calling on the New Zealand Government and...
The threat of GM Papaya
The threat of GM Papaya This article is an in-depth look at the development of GM papaya, "testing" and on-going contamination. http://www.stopogmpacifique.org/2016/04/24/transgenic-papaya-around-the-worl/
GMOs, the Pacific and Climate
Open letter on the Pacific, GMOs and Climate Open letter to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and aid agencies. Inaction on climate change has exacerbated natural disasters in the Pacific,...
Huffington Post Australia-GMOs: what are they?
Huffington Post Australia-GMOs: what are they? Read the comprehensive article, just published online - "GMOs: What are they, the risks and where do we find them ? The article quotes GMFAA co-ordinator, Jessica Harrison and Fran Murrell from MADGE, giving readers...
Steve Marsh – final appeal rejected
Steve Marsh - final appeal rejected Gene Ethics Media Release Friday February 12, 2016 High Court rejects leave to appeal over GM contamination "It is a tragedy that the High Court today rejected Steve Marsh's leave to appeal from the WA Court's judgement...
Canola segregation a myth: GM costs all growers a packet
Canola segregation a myth: GM costs all growers a packet Gene Ethics Media Release : Monday December 7, 2015 Revelations in the WA Parliament (see below) confirm that GM canola threatens premium overseas markets. GM-free canola is often co-mingled with GM, to remove...
GMFAA AGM 2015 2-12-15
GMFAA AGM 2-12-15 Please contact us if you'd like to join, to celebrate last year and plan for 2016. http://info@gmfreeaustralia.org.au
Forum : GMOs and Africa
Short films : GMOs and Africa These clips were recorded at the GM-Free Australia Alliance Forum "Colonising Africa with GM food and crops, the Australian connection" on a chilly Melbourne evening in August 2015. Many thanks to Eric Raynal for his voluntary...
2015 GM-Free Shopping List
2015 GM-Free Shopping List Launched on 17th October in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, the list celebrates the growing number of companies labelling their products GM-Free. "We have the right to know what's in our food. We thank the companies for...
Steve Marsh applies to appeal to High Court
Steve Marsh applies to appeal to High Court An application for special leave to appeal has been lodged by Stephen Marsh's lawyers Slater and Gordon. On September 3, a ruling by the Appeal Court upheld last year's decision of Justice Ken Martin, which...