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BY MATTHEW BRACE
WHILE BSE and Foot and Mount Disease ravaged Britain, Australia remained disease-free making it an attractive alternative meat source, even for cuts that are traditionally eaten in the Outback as so-called “bush tucker”.

Australian market reports claimed demand from British meat buyers for kangaroo increased by 30 per cent in 2000 and 2001.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
SCIENTISTS from the Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research in Australia claim to have made a crucial step forward in the study of schizophrenia, which could help the pharmaceutical industry develop new vitamin D enriched drugs to treat the condition.…

Keith Nuthall
MEMBER governments of the World Trade Organisation have agreed to embark on two-phase talks to meet the 2003 deadline for completing negotiations on a multilateral registration system for geographical indications of wines and spirits.

The WTO’s TRIPS (trade related aspects of intellectual property rights) council has broadly agreed that a single draft document should be written by early next year, even if this included alternative options.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
AUSTRALIA is breaking new ground in anti-crime public-private partnerships with plans for a crackdown on on-line credit card fraud. The country’s Internet Industry Association is establishing a cybercrime code with local law enforcement agencies that will see Internet service providers working hand in hand with police.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
THE SEAS around Australia are among the cleanest in the world, partly thanks to the ingenuity of local scientists, who are pioneering two projects to ensure local waters remain healthy, while assisting other more stressed ocean regions.

One involves an electronic mapping system developed by the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA), which is being used to predict the effects of dangerous chemicals in the ocean.…

Keith Nuthall
WINES of SA, a non-profit organisation responsible for the promotion of South African wines, has reported that South African wine exporters are to begin targeting east Asian markets as a key to future growth.

The recent move will build on the industry’s existing successful penetration of the European markets coupled with the signing of the wine and spirits agreement between South African and the EU.…

BY MARK ROWE
SINGAPORE Power is to build a power generation plant worth between Sing. $50 million and $150 million, (Pounds 20m – pounds 60m), near Melbourne in Australia’s Victoria state. The eventual capacity of the open cycle gas turbine peaking power station will range from 90 megawatts (MW) to 270 MW, although the exact final capacity has yet to be decided.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
AN AUSTRALIAN team has invented a new particle separator that could have a major impact on the mining industry.

Researchers from the University of Melbourne, have developed the machine, after studying in great detail how compounds, including ores, avalanche naturally under gravity when in a tumbler.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
FARMED seahorses are being branded in Australia to save wild populations from being poached.

To stem the illegal depletion of wild colonies of seahorses in the oceans a seahorse centre was set up in Tasmania, where they are farmed for consumption.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RESEARCHERS in Tasmania, Australia, claim they have developed the world’s first smart car that can actually override driver error and thereby reduce road accidents.

Their full sized prototype model has 25 sensors that can monitor everything from brake pressure to suspension dynamics, steering angle and engine parameters.…