Fleur Connick
@ConnickFleur
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Walkley award-winning journalist | Want to get in touch? ✉️ [email protected]
Joined February 2017
On cloud nine. Such an honour and I couldn’t be happier! Thank you thank you thank you @walkleys @GuardianAus @gabriellechan @callapilla @AttardMon @cmt_UTS @VFFFoundation
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RT @leardzone: Justice Pritchard of Land & Environment Court has sentenced Newcrest Cadia gold copper mine >$400k in 2nd April decision. Th….
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Exciting to see my latest PFAS story on page 4 in the @smh paper today! You can read the full story here:
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Only 10% of MND cases have a clear genetic cause. Researchers who’ve been investigating the possible environmental triggers for MND suspect the answer lies in the water. Their focus? Pesticides, heavy metals and a neurotoxin produced by blue-green algae.
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The number of Australians diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has increased over the past 40 years. But only 10 per cent of cases have a clear genetic cause. Scientists have been investigating...
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Researchers say the findings underline the need for better monitoring of a wider range of PFAS chemicals in the environment - not just four of the more than 14,000 types of PFAS @abcnews
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Researchers of a new study into how a type of PFAS breaks down in the environment say their findings underline the need to better monitor a wider range of "forever chemicals".
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RT @NickZChartres: I explain of most concern about the mix of #pesticides found near a school is that regulatory agencies don't account for….
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A government monitoring program has detected traces of many potentially toxic agricultural chemicals on public land.
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A few months ago, I went to Western Sydney Uni to speak with @drianwright and Katherine Warwick about an Australian-first study they did on PFOS accumulation in the platypus. You can listen to the full version here on the Science Show @RadioNational.
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Investigators are looking at platypuses in NSW which are dying with alarmingly high levels of PFAS contamination.
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Dr Thomas Newsome says European wasps have “flown under the radar” as an invasive pest that threatens Australian biodiversity. They’re also ruthless scavengers that decapitate blowflies and pick fights with dingoes via @ABCaustralia.
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As introduced European wasps attack native animals, they create opportunities for other invasive species such as pigs.
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RT @drianwright: Lake Medlow in Blue Mountains has been disconnected from the water supply system:. 📷The Sydney Mor….
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RT @xanthe_gregory: A big day of news about PFAS in NSW. @abcnews It has been detected in Sydney’s drinking water and in our beloved plat….
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Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS), considered unsafe in drinking water by the US, have been detected at water filtration plants across Sydney.
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RT @drianwright: Belubula River is a beautiful Australian inland river in the Murray-Darling River system. One of the last known western-fl….
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A group of farmers living along the Belubula River in Central West NSW is concerned the "forever chemical" contamination will compromise their livestock.
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Contaminated PFAS foam found in Belubula River along Central West NSW farmland bordering Newmont’s Cadia gold mine @abcnews via Micaela Hambrett
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A group of farmers living along the Belubula River in Central West NSW is concerned the "forever chemical" contamination will compromise their livestock.
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Scientists have discovered genetic hints which suggest that house sparrows may have started adapting to become less sensitive to the toxic effects of lead via @ABCaustralia.
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Sparrows are often considered pests, but they can be indicators of human lead exposure in vulnerable mining towns.
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Sparrows are often considered pests, but scientists say the birds accurately predicted blood lead levels in children in two Australian towns affected by mining. @Macquarie_Uni.
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Sparrows may be 'canary in the coal mine' for lead poisoning in Australian children: study @abcnews .
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Sparrows are often considered pests, but a new study suggests lead levels in the birds' blood could indicate if children in mining towns have been exposed to high levels of the poisonous chemical.
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RT @KerriViney: Tuberculosis remains a public health concern across the globe, thanks to @ConnickFleur for sharing her story and for puttin….
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The incidence of TB in Australia is low, but experts say we must remain alert to the disease, particularly with the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. This is what you need to know.
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A personal one from me: When my GP suggested I do a blood test for tuberculosis, neither of us expected a positive result @abcnews .
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The incidence of TB in Australia is low, but experts say we must remain alert to the disease, particularly with the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. This is what you need to know.
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RT @NickZChartres: I spoke with Carrie Fellner @smh about how the Australian Government must take immediate action to protect our children….
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The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.
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RT @drianwright: Thanks to The Conversation, I have just published this article: .'Today’s news coverage reports potentially unsafe levels….
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Should Australian authorities follow the US lead and impose lower limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water?
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Doctors told Sarah her son just had “toddler diarrhoea”. 18 months later, he was diagnosed with IBD. Experts say the prevalence of IBD in Australia is rising, with a growing number of children and adolescents affected. @abcnews .
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The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in Australia is rising, particularly in children. Some families are struggling to get a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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RT @drianwright: ". poor water quality compromised the animal's immunity, the invasive fungus attacked one scale, then spread, causing pa….
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Recreational fishers are alarmed about reeling in fish with red raw ulcers on their sides in the Noosa and Maroochy rivers.
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