This travel sponsorship funded the attendance of the researcher to present "Connectivity, Capability and Trust" as a guest speaker at the 2018 Australian Cotton Industry conference at the Gold Coast to an in

Cotton fibre is the most important natural textile fibre, but it requires intensive scouring to disrupt the hydrophobic cuticle to allow dye to penetrate.

In this project, a novel treatment was investigated to improve whiteness, brightness, softness and dye uptake of cotton yarn and fabric.

The Australian agricultural statistics system is in a process of evolution, but as yet is still in a far from ideal state. Data for the sector is often incomplete, out of date, and irrelevant or purposeless.

Cotton production in Australia is limited by the lack of water availability in most years.