Live Export

WA Roadmap to 2028 launched with no timelines – WAFarmers

A LACK of measureable timelines, milestones and deliverables in the WA Roadmap to 2028 for the Western Australian sheep industry has been noted by the state’s peak farmer body WAFarmers…Read More

Terry Sim, June 3, 2026

More live sheep export transition grant funding announced

FURTHER funding for the livestock transport sector and farm businesses has been announced under the Federal Government’s live sheep export transition program…Read More

Sheep Central, May 15, 2026

Elders WA wool decision blamed on live sheep trade phaseout

A DECISION by Elders to discontinue selling Western Australian clients’ wool in the state from July next year has been blamed on the Albanese Government’s phaseout of live sheep exports by sea…Read More

Terry Sim, April 10, 2026

Livestock carrier live sheep export transition grants announced

THE Federal Government has announced more than $690,000 in the first round of funding to livestock transporters transitioning from the live sheep export industry…Read More

Sheep Central, March 23, 2026

Study reveals updated emissions profile of live export supply chains

A NEW life cycle assessment of Australia’s live sheep and cattle export industries has provided fresh insights into where emissions occur from paddock to overseas port…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2026

DAFF spends $33.9m of live export package – none to farmers yet

WESTERN Australia’s sheep farmers are waiting to experience any direct benefits of the $139.8 million live sheep transition package while millions have already been spent on government expenses…Read More

Sheep Central, December 3, 2025

A journey through 50 years of WA’s sheep and cattle export history

At LIVEXchange 2025 in Perth, three WA livestock export industry leaders reflected on the past 50 years of Western Australia’s sheep and cattle export trade while offering insights to help shape the industry’s future…Read More

Sheep Central, December 3, 2025

Keep the Sheep lessons to inform cattle export defence

LESSONS learned during the hard-fought Keep the Sheep campaign will be called on again as the battle for the future of Australia’s livestock export industry shifts to cattle…Read More

James Nason, December 1, 2025

“Get angry”: Robb fires up over live sheep export ban + PICS

AMID a busy wheat harvest, second-round musters and a cyclone stalking Western Australia’s north, hundreds of livestock export industry stakeholders gathered in Perth yesterday for the sector’s two-day LIVEXchange conference…Read More

James Nason and Eric Barker, November 27, 2025

Emanuel Exports prepares first 2025 sheep and cattle shipment

WESTERN Australian-based livestock exporter Emanuel Exports has confirmed it is preparing its first consignment of sheep and cattle for the 2025 live export season…Read More

Sheep Central, November 6, 2025

Free online session on WA live sheep transition grants

REGIONAL Western Australian internet provider CRISP Wireless will host a free online information night to help Western Australian sheep producers access federal live sheep transition support and grant funding…Read More

Sheep Central, November 5, 2025

Is our live sheep trade phaseout a blessing for just Somalia?

REPORTS that Australia’s impending departure from live sheep exports by sea has benefited another global exporter has prompted contrasting reactions from current and former industry leaders…Read More

Terry Sim, October 22, 2025

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