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
LEADING animal protection organisations have urged the Liberal-National Coalition to turn back from its promise to reverse the Albanese Government’s legislated plan to end live sheep exports by sea in 2028…Read More
Sheep Central, March 28, 2025
LIVESTOCK carriers and exporters have called for community backing for a Keep the Sheep rally through Western Australia’s capital city Perth this Friday…Read More
Sheep Central, March 25, 2025
A BLOCK on student access to the Keep the Sheep website that categorized it in a group including explicit adult content sites P**nhub and Only Fans has been removed by Western Australia’s Department of Education…Read More
Terry Sim, March 21, 2025
KEEP the Sheep has invoked the memory of former Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke in its promotion of a federal election campaign launch in Perth on 28 March…Read More
Sheep Central, March 19, 2025