End to meat import ban angers farmers (The Border Mail) NORTH East and Southern Riverina farmers labelled the decision to end the ban on beef imports from countries once affected by mad cow disease as “a step backwards” and a “bloody joke [News Source]

Crean defends mad cow imports. 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]

N American push on mad cow ban. 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]