At the end of last year the Commonwealth government’s Office of the Gene Technology Regulator quietly proposed to deregulate a new genetic modification technique know CRISPR.

Also, we bring you an update on the campaign against the development of the former NuFarm site in Fawkner, Victoria. Responsible for manufacturing highly toxic industrial chemicals, including Agent Orange.

Guests: Lou Sales (FoE emerging tech campaign); Sue Bolton (Toxic Free Fawkner).

Links:

• Emerging Tech Project
• Toxic Free Fawkner
• Past programs on remediation of toxic sites and the issues with Victoria's EPA.
  

Earth Matters #1124 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.