2008 News archive
June 2008
30 Jun - Last call for clips in 2008
25 Jun - Gene map may show way for strike against blowflies (farmonline, new window)
24 Jun - Wool proves its worth in respirator market (farmonline, new window)
18 Jun - Formal mulesing declarations to start (farmonline, new window)
12 Jun - Premium for "carbon neutral" wool (farmonline, new window)
12 Jun - 'Back off', celebrities tell PETA (172Kb pdf, new window)
12 Jun - Non-mulesed wool passes test(150Kb pdf, new window)
12 Jun - Kiwis hungry for Aussie wool (102Kb pdf, new window)
6 Jun - Environmentally conscious Japanese embrace Australian Merino wool
5 Jun - Australia on track to meet mulesing deadline (183Kb pdf, new window)
May 2008
28 May - Burke writes to retailers backing AWI's mulesing stance (The Land, new window)
27 May - MERINO WOOL & CONTEMPORARY CREATION
27 May - Road to 2010 - June Forum (620Kb pdf, new window)
23 May - A statement from Australian Wool Innovation
23 May - An open letter from Australian Wool Innovation Chairman
15 May - Burke slams PETA tactics (110Kb pdf, new window)
7 May - International retailers praise wool industry’s progress towards 2010
6 May - Govt slams anti-mulesing campaign (theage.com.au, new window)
April 2008
29 Apr - Perry Ellis International prepared to reconsider position on clips
28 Apr - Australian Wool and Sheep Industry Taskforce calls on retailers to rely on facts not fear
28 Apr - International Protégés Showcase Merino Wool at RAFW
18 Apr - Taskforce clarifies misinformation on clips
15 Apr - AWI launches $1.4m marketing program in Japan
15 Apr - Genetic alternatives to mulesing – new expert panel to convene
14 Apr - Industry Taskforce Presents to International Wool Textile Conference
3 Apr - Clips give 3 kilo gain (1.3Mb pdf, new window)
3 Apr - Show breeds Merino market optimism (122Kb pdf, new window)
1 Apr - WOOL, C’EST COOL!