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Australia's olive oil industry may have only a minute share of the world market, but its reputation for producing premium quality olive oil is growing rapidly. So rapidly, Italian oil buyers are currently scouring the country seeking thousands of litres of our freshest and best. The fledgling Australian industry has learnt from the mistakes of other olive growing countries. However, one age-old and crucial problem remains. No one has yet perfected a mechanical olive harvester.

The recent drought and subsequent water restrictions that followed have had a profound impact on the look of our cities and towns, not to mention the flow-on effect on the nation's nursery industry. Anne Kruger caught up with Colin Campbell at the latest Gardening Australia Expo to discuss the state of the nursery industry.

Over 2,000 delegates at the International Poultry Convention in Brisbane this week have been in discussions over the future of their massive global industry. Keynote speaker Professor David Farrell from the University of Queensland, spoke with Anne Kruger.