Mounting pressure on Australian Wool Innovation's governance and spending

Annabelle Cleeland
Updated November 10 2017 - 10:26am, first published 6:00am
AWI chief executive Stuart McCullough, AWI chairman Wal Merriman and Department of Agriculture secretary Daryl Quinlivan, during Senate Estimates in Canberra recently.
AWI chief executive Stuart McCullough, AWI chairman Wal Merriman and Department of Agriculture secretary Daryl Quinlivan, during Senate Estimates in Canberra recently.

WoolProducers Australia has accused Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) of exploiting loopholes in the industry’s constitution amid revelations chief executive Stuart McCullough spent about $100,000 of levy funds to attend a six-week university course in the United States.

Annabelle Cleeland

Annabelle Cleeland

National Sheep & Wool Writer

Annabelle Cleeland is Fairfax Media’s national sheep and wool writer. Annabelle joined the Fairfax team in 2012 to nurture her love of Australian agriculture. She began as the Victorian western district reporter at Stock & Land before taking on a senior position as a journalist reporting on all industries statewide. Annabelle’s appetite to report on issues which affect the sheep and wool industry has seen her travel to many parts of Australia and abroad. She is excited to spin industry yarns during a period of substantial demand for the sheepmeat and wool industries. Annabelle enjoys horse riding and climbing mountains, and is a lazy supporter of the Geelong Football Club.

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