THE Albanese Government’s live sheep export transition process has been branded a failure by Western Australia’s two leading farm bodies after they were not invited to the latest release of funding details…Read More
Terry Sim, July 16, 2025
THE Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has opened expressions of interest for the recruitment of an independent chair…Read More
Sheep Central, July 9, 2025
THE live sheep export focused Keep the Sheep advocacy model and the Livestock Collective need to be continued, according to former Western Australian Nationals leader Mia Davies…Read More
Sheep Central, June 30, 2025
KEEP the Sheep’s parent body has called time on its campaign to reverse the phaseout of live sheep exports by sea, but is considering options to best utilize the huge database and regional community skillset it has created…Read More
Terry Sim, June 6, 2025
PEAK body Sheep Producers Australia has signed a $50,000-plus contract to provide business administration services to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry relating to the live sheep trade phaseout transition process…Read More
AUSTRALIA exported a total of 1.16 million livestock by sea and air in 2024 –mainly sheep, cattle and goats — valued at more than $911 million (AUD FOB)…Read More
Sheep Central, May 27, 2025
NATIONALS leader David Littleproud has added a further proviso to his party returning to a coalition with the Liberal Party under leader Susan Ley – support for live sheep and cattle exports by sea…Read More
Terry Sim, May 21, 2025
LIVE sheep export by sea proponents unbowed by the Coalition’s loss in the federal election believe a majority Albanese Labor Government now had a chance to change its mind on phasing out the trade by 1 May 2028…Read More
Terry Sim, May 5, 2025
A LEAKED live sheep transition plan document is an admission the Albanese Government has effectively killed off the Western Australian wool industry, according to WoolProducers chief executive officer, Jo Hall…Read More
Sheep Central, May 2, 2025
WANNON electorate independent candidate Alex Dyson has refused to state whether he supported or opposed live animal exports in the lead up to the federal election, sparking industry concern…Read More
Terry Sim, April 30, 2025
LIVESTOCK exporters have described the Albanese Government’s expenditure of $2.4 million on advertising its phaseout of live sheep exports by seas as politically motivated and “absolutely galling.”..Read More
Sheep Central, April 30, 2025
WESTERN Australia’s Keep the Sheep group was today celebrating the continued support of WA Independent Kate Chaney for its goal of reversing the Albanese Government’s plan to phase out live sheep exports by sea in May 2028…Read More
Terry Sim, March 31, 2025