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17 Dec 2001 | Technology taking the pain out of shearing
Australian Wool Innovation will spend nearly seven million dollars developing a mobile shearing system called Shear Express. The system is an industrial process that runs the sheep along a mobile platform, allowing a team of skilled operators to take the fleece off. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2001 | GM regulator appointed
Dr Sue Meek has officially been appointed as Australia's first gene technology regulator. The key task of this position will be to ensure that GM crops pose minimal risk to human health and the environment. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2001 | Regional TV calls for law overhaul
Australia's three main rural television networks, WIN, Prime and Southern Cross Broadcasting, have called for an overhaul of current media ownership laws. Existing laws have successfully prevented monopolization of the industry by larger players but have also restricted smaller regional networks branching out into radio and newspaper media. ...... FULL STORY
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