Live Export

Excluded WA farmer bodies claim live sheep transition has failed

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

ALEC opens expressions of interest for a new independent chair

THE Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has opened expressions of interest for the recruitment of an independent chair…Read More

Sheep Central, July 9, 2025

Keep the Sheep and Livestock Collective advocacy lauded

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 ‘mothballed’, but its raison d’être lives on

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

Sheep Producers Australia defends $50,000-plus DAFF contract

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

Terry Sim, May 30, 2025

Australian livestock exports valued at $911 million in 2024

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

All Liberal policies up for review, except for live sheep exports

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

Keep the Sheep live export campaign to keep on keeping on

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

DAFF document an admission of WA wool industry’s demise

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 independent missing in action on live sheep exports

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

ALEC says live sheep ban ads were a play for national sympathy

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

Keep the Sheep claims Chaney ‘scalp’, but no ‘iron clad’ guarantee

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

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