An independent review reveals there has been a catastrophic failure to regulate the live animal export industry and calls for strengthened oversight.
The report found staff were too afraid to report their concerns about animal welfare within the industry.
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, who led the review earlier this year following cases of thousands of sheep deaths aboard the Awassi Express, will appoint an Independent Inspector General of Live Exports.
The ABC reports the Federal Government accepts all thirty-one recommendations in the report, including the reinstatement of the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare Branch.