Wool Industries Australia (WIA) Is the national representative body for the Australian wool industry.
WIA serves as a collaborative forum for the stakeholders across the supply chain, advocating for industry interests domestically and internationally.
WIA supports policy development, promotes high standards in wool testing and arbitration, and drives initiatives that enhance sustainability and competitiveness across the sector.
LATEST NEWS
AWSS receives Chinese wool textile industry support - Joint Statement
5 December 2025
Joint Statement – Nanjing Wool Market & Wool Industries Australia. The Nanjing Wool Market (NWM) has joined the growing list of international wool customers to give their support to the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme (AWSS). The NWM is a statutory authority representing the interests of the Chinese wool textile industry. Its members collectively purchase 80 per cent of the Australian wool clip..
Wool Industries Australia calls for united action to strengthen wool traceability through PIC adoption
4 December 2025
Wool Industries Australia (WIA), representing the entire Australian wool supply chain, is calling on growers, classers, brokers, and selling agents to work together in a final industry-wide effort to lift Property Identification Code.
From this date, a valid PIC will be required as a condition of testing for the certification of Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) test results on all grower lots and interlots.
Wool bodies still united on need for mulesing strategy
8 October 2025
WOOL Industries Australia and its grower, broker and exporter members are still committed to forming an industry strategy on mulesing, according to WIA chairman David Michell. “I think they are in agreement that we need to work out a way forward,” he said. Mr Michell said he expected a workshop to be probably held in November, once a “framework” on how to form the strategy is determined.
