Western Australian sheep farmers have warned against Labor’s election pledge to phase out live sheep exports.
Labor argues that enough is enough after a series of scandals involving the live export of the animals, promising to put an end to the northern summer trade at the first opportunity if they win government at this election.
WA sheep farmers were responsible for 86% of live sheep exports from the country in 2017 and say that we can’t overlook the economic importance of the trade.