SYDNEY, Australia — Everyone may soon have an excuse to eat a burger and fries with news of a recent study that showed comfort nosh relieved anxiety among stressed lab rats.

In The University of New South Wales study, rats were isolated and divided from their mothers for controlled periods of time to induce stress, which was reduced as high-fat foods were added to their diet.

KALAMUNDA, Australia – Foodies in the land down under are rallying around a new petition aimed at loosening existing regulations on raw-milk cheese production across the country. An article on Australia’s Hospitality website reveals the campaign is being led by Slow Food Australia.

“To this end we will be campaigning for the opening of regulations to allow for the production of raw-milk cheese and associated products in Australia, the right of consumers to eat Australian-produced raw-milk cheese and associated products, labelling laws that clearly identify products containing raw milk and testing procedures to ensure product safety that is affordable to small producers,” reads a Slow Food group statement.

AUSTRALIA – The world’s biggest winemaker, Constellation Brands Inc., is contemplating selling some of its assets to Australian Vintage Ltd. for a “substantial” stake of equity in the latter’s wine.

An article on Bloomberg.com reveals that the potential move is the result of Constellation’s attempt to reduce debt through selling some of its Aussie vineyards. “The Australian wine industry is facing unprecedented negative operating conditions,” Constellation CEO Rob Sands is quoted as saying in the article. “This combination would create a more competitive entity better positioned to deal with the current environment.”