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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating loss carry-forwards, expiration year	2027
United States [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards	$ 41,000,000	$ 33,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Australia [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards	850,000	250,000
Germany [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards	$ 13,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32559-109319

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