A ban on live sheep exports has been introduced to the Australian parliament, sparking an urgent motion from the Coalition to seek a deeper investigation.
The Labor Party introduced the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024 on May 30.
The bill (pdf) would ban live sheep from being exported from Australia by sea from May 1, 2028, designating them as “permanently prohibited exports.”
Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, said the urgent motion was needed because farmers deserve answers and a thorough investigation into Labor’s “reckless” decision.
“We need a parliamentary inquiry to uncover Labor’s secrecy into the decision. It is shameful the motion was voted down. Industry has never had the science explained to them why they are closing the industry,” he said....
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