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Beef industry helps out in quake recovery effort (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Australian beef industry is helping with the recovery in quake-hit Yogyakarta in Java.

NZ drug industry going backwards (TVNZ) - A specialist in drug research and development says the industry in New Zealand is going backwards. Edward Watson is among a raft of speakers at a summit in Wellington on New Zealand future medicines policies.

Tourism industry conference 2006 (Scoop.co.nz) - A significant tourism industry conference that aims to shape the future of tourism in New Zealand will take place in Wellington, August 21-24.

Australian new home sales retreat in April-industry (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance) - SYDNEY, May 30 (Reuters) - Sales of new homes in Australia slid in April, more than reversing the previous month's gains and suggesting the recovery in housing was fitful at best, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) said on Tuesday.

Paua Industry Wants Stiffer Penalties for Poachers (Scoop.co.nz) - Ed Arron, Chairman of the Paua Industry Council, says the seafood industry is in full agreement with Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton who calls for stiffer penalties for fish thieves.

Tas potato industry to get $2m injection (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - A new contract with food processor Simplot is likely to inject $2 million a year into Tasmania's potato industry.

Beef industry helps out in quake recovery effort (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The Australian beef industry is helping with the recovery in quake-hit Yogyakarta in Java. Feedlotters, including the Consolidated Pastoral Company's Indonesian Joint Venture, are among those helping fund aid for 100,000 homeless people.

VoIP industry group joins comms forum (ZDNet Australia) - Fledgling telco group the Australian Voice over IP Association (AVOIPA) is being absorbed into the Australian Communications Industry Forum.

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-05-30 04:31 GMT: China's steel cos accept iron ore price hike of 19 pct - industry source (Interactive Investor) - BEIJING (AFX) - China's steelmakers, led by Baosteel, have accepted a price hike of 19 pct for contract iron ore deliveries, an industry source who declined to be identified said.

KWV pays out R110m to wine industry trust (Business Report) - Cape Town - The SA Wine Industry Trust (Sawit) and KWV, the wine and spirits producer, announced yesterday that the company had decided to settle its remaining financial obligations to Sawit early.