Industry groups have expressed concern about plans to force wool producers to declare if their sheep have been mulesed.
Not so long ago, 'cleanskin' sheep were shunned by many in the wool industry, but not anymore.
The annual Tasmanian wool sales are expanding again after nearly five years of decline due to drought.
A study shows the average Australian woolgrower is getting older and is now 53 years of age.
Researchers from the University of Western Australia are trying to find a balance between breeding sheep for meat production and maintaining the maternal efficiency of ewes.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) says the continuation of a 2 per cent levy on wool sales will ensure the future of the industry.
A south-east South Australian wool grower says the company responsible for promoting the wool industry is not doing a good enough job for small producers.
The RSPCA says Australian farmers should stop mulesing and its practice should not be determined by market forces.
Australian wool producers say they have been let down by the failure of the industry's peak research and development company to find a suitable alternative to mulesing.
Animal welfare groups have attacked the wool industry's decision to abandon plans to phase out mulesing.
Rural lobby group AgForce say Australian wool will be more difficult to sell in global markets because of the inability to find an alternative to the controversial practice of mulesing.
Sounds from an historic wool scour in Queensland's central west will be put to music tonight as part of a special event showcasing the sounds of farm machinery and rural towns.
A market analyst predicts Australian wool prices will steady this week following three weeks of price falls.
A Tumbarumba farm has set a new world record for producing fine wool.
Australian shearers find it almost impossible to work in the UK after tough new laws designed to stop terrorists.
The South Australian Farmers Federation says the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Board's funding cuts to shearing and shedhand training will damage the state's wool industry.
More than 25,000 people are expected to attend this weekend's annual Wagin Woolorama.
There is a renewed sense of optimism in the local wool market, heading into the second day of the Newcastle Wool Sales.
Tasmanian wool sales appear to have been affected by a fall in stock numbers and prices.
Sheep farmers have been snubbed by another international company joining a global boycott of Australian wool.
Riverina Woolcombing says it is not moving equipment from its Wagga Wagga factory to China and it still hopes to resume wooltop processing locally.
The Tasmanian pastoral company Roberts is warning farmers will move away from wool production, unless prices improve.
The textile union says the latest round of job cuts at Riverina Woolcombing in Wagga Wagga marks a dire point for Australia's wool industry.
A Tasmanian pastoral company claims many of the state's wool producers may be forced to leave the industry because of the low price of wool.
