Crean defends ‘mad cow’ imports (The Independent Weekly) The Federal Government will not allow beef produced in countries affected by mad cow disease to be imported into Australia until all safeguards are met, Trade Minister Simon Crean says. [News Source]

Senator, Cattle Council want each other fired (North Queensland Register) BILL HEFFERNAN wants the Cattle Council sacked. The Cattle Council wants him sacked. A row over beef imports from countries that have had mad cow disease is driving a wedge between farmers, politicians and rural lobby groups. [News Source]

Senator and beef lobby fall out like mad cows (Brisbane Times) BILL HEFFERNAN wants the Cattle Council sacked. The Cattle Council wants him sacked. A row over beef imports from countries that have had mad cow disease is driving a wedge between farmers, politicians and rural lobby groups. [News Source]

Cattle Council mad over pie protest. The Australian Government plans to lift a ban on processed and fresh beef from the United States and the United Kingdom. The plan has attracted harsh criticism from the industry, the Opposition and independent Senator Nick Xenophon. [News Source]

Mad scramble over beef imports. A posse of non-government senators brandished a selection of meat pies on the steps of Parliament House yesterday, to ram home their concerns that such pastry pouches may soon contain something more sinister than gristle. [News Source]

N American push on mad cow ban (The Australian) THE US and Canada lobbied Canberra at least 30 times over 18 months to lift its import ban on beef from countries with cases of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Xenophon decries ‘mad cow’ beef (Sky News Australia) Exactly what is in a meat pie has always been somewhat of a mystery, but Nick Xenophon says it just got a whole lot worse. [News Source]