AUSTRALIAN agriculture is in a fight for respect, the leader of Australia’s peak livestock exporter body told the National Farmers Federation’s National Forum on Mental Health in Agriculture today…Read More
BELEAGUERED live export vessel MV Bahijah has departed Fremantle in a second attempt to reach Israel with its cargo of sheep and cattle, despite protests from animal welfare bodies…Read More
Sheep Central, March 4, 2024EXPORTERS and Western Australian farmers have rejected a Greens move to legislate the end date of live sheep exports by sea as 1 May 2026…Read More
Sheep Central, March 1, 2024DESPITE challenging conditions for the Australian livestock export trade in the second half of last year, publicly listed livestock shipping business Wellard Limited registered a small net profit for the..Read More
Terry Sim, February 26, 2024UNCERTAINTY around the Federal Government’s proposed live sheep export by sea phaseout timetable is impacting investment just as new sheep and cattle markets are emerging…Read More
Terry Sim, February 21, 2024WESTERN Australian sheep industry leaders will meet with Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt today, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won’t make the meeting…Read More
Terry Sim, February 19, 2024AN end date for Australia’s live animal exports by sea remains unknown after Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt yesterday provided no update on a government response to a independent phaseout panel’s report…Read More
Terry Sim, February 14, 2024BELEAGURED Israeli-owned live export vessel the MV Bahijah focused senators on a number of trade issues at a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday…Read More
Terry Sim, February 14, 2024THE role of animal rights group actions in a decision by Australia’s live export regulator to refuse the re-export of an Israel-bound sheep and cattle shipment has been highlighted in a recent government update…Read More
Sheep Central, February 12, 2024RE-EXPORT of an Israeli-owned vessel’s sheep and cattle shipment from Fremantle in Western Australia is achievable, according to industry stakeholders…Read More
Terry Sim, February 7, 2024AN Israel exporter denied approval for a sheep and cattle shipment to depart Western Australia wants to persist with re-export plans, a WA farmer leader has claimed…Read More
Terry Sim, February 6, 2024LEGAL action by Israeli animal protection groups to prevent the MV Bahijah standing off Fremantle from unloading its sheep and cattle in Israel could further delay approval for its departure from Australia…Read More
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