Consultation begins on timeframe as National Farmers’ Federation says ‘wiping out an entire industry is not the answer’

The Labor government is pushing ahead with its election promise to phase out the live sheep export trade by setting up a panel to work out how to proceed.

Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says it is up to sheep producers to decide if they want to fight the government through legal avenues, or work with it to put an end to live sheep exports.

WA's agriculture minister says despite her efforts, the federal government will continue with its plans to shut the sheep live export trade.

A former animal rights campaigner, retired Labor MP and a Western Australian farmer will advise the federal government about how to shut down the export of live sheep, as farmers appeal the ban.

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