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Agent Orange testing fuels cancer fears in N Qld town (ABC)

                   
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May 17, 2008
        
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There are concerns that the possible testing of the chemical Agent Orange in the far north Queensland town of Innisfail may be the cause of the town's high rate of cancer. Agent Orange was used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War and has been linked to a variety of serious health problems,... [read full story]                    

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Agent Orange probe to take time: Defence Dept

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Agent Orange probe to take time: Defence Dept

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May 20, 2008
        

The Department of Defence says it may take some time to investigate claims Agent Orange was used in tests near Innisfail, in far north Queensland, in the 1960s. Vietnam veterans' advocate Jean Williams and Innisfail resident Ted Bosworth say the toxic defoliant was sprayed near Gregory Falls in...

Agent Orange probe to take time: Defence Dept (ABC)

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May 20, 2008
        

The Department of Defence says it may take some time to investigate claims Agent Orange was used in tests near Innisfail, in far north Queensland, in the 1960s. Vietnam veterans' advocate Jean Williams and Innisfail resident Ted Bosworth say the toxic defoliant was sprayed near Gregory Falls in...

                   

Secret tests of Agent Orange on rainforest linked to high cancer rate in north Queensland

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May 19, 2008
        

Claims are reportedly being made that higher than average cancer deaths in Innisfail, in north Queensland are due to the secret testing of Agent Orange there in 1960s. It is being alleged that more than 40 years ago Australian military scientists carried out defoliant testing and sprayed the...

Defence Asked to Probe Agent Orange Claims

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May 19, 2008
        

Defence Asked to Probe Agent Orange ClaimsMonday , 19 May 2008Federal Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has been asked to investigate claims Agent Orange was tested in the north Queensland town of Innisfail during the Vietnam War.The alleged testing of the toxic .....

                   

Innisfail was a Agent Orange test site: researcher

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May 19, 2008
        

MARK COLVIN: A community in far-north Queensland may have been an unwitting testing ground for the notorious Vietnam defoliant, Agent Orange. A researcher, who has been awarded an Order of Australia for her work on Agent Orange, says the Innisfail area was used for testing during the ‘60s. DONNA...

Qld Govt calls for probe into Agent Orange claims

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May 19, 2008
        

The Queensland Government says it has asked the Defence Department to investigate whether Agent Orange was tested in the state's far north in the 1960s. Some Innisfail residents say the Army tested the defoliant at a site 20 kilometres west of Innisfail. Health Minister Stephen Robertson says...

Qld Govt calls for probe into Agent Orange claims (ABC)

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May 19, 2008
        

The Queensland Government says it has asked the Defence Department to investigate whether Agent Orange was tested in the state's far north in the 1960s. Some Innisfail residents say the Army tested the defoliant at a site 20 kilometres west of Innisfail. Health Minister Stephen Robertson says...

Defence asked to probe Agent Orange claims

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May 19, 2008
        

Federal Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has been asked to investigate claims Agent Orange was tested in the north Queensland town of Innisfail during the Vietnam War. The alleged testing of the toxic spray by the army was revealed yesterday after researcher Jean Williams found details of the...

Defence asked to probe Agent Orange

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May 19, 2008
        

FEDERAL Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has been asked to investigate claims Agent Orange was tested in the north Queensland town of Innisfail during the Vietnam War. The alleged testing of the toxic spray by the army was revealed yesterday after researcher Jean Williams found details of the...

Defence may probe Agent Orange claims (AAP)

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May 19, 2008
        

Federal Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has been asked to investigate claims Agent Orange was tested in the north Queensland town of Innisfail during the Vietnam War. The alleged testing of the toxic spray by the army was revealed on Sunday after researcher Jean Williams found details of the...

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