April 19, 2025
A Coalition Government would reinstate the live sheep export trade, Nationals Leader and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said on Saturday.
Mr Littleproud said bringing back the live sheep export trade and restoring confidence to Western Australian farmers would be his first priority if elected.
“The very first Bill I will introduce if I become Agriculture Minister is to reinstate the live sheep export trade,” Mr Littleproud said.
“On top of that, the very first trip I will make as Agriculture Minister will be to travel to the Middle East, to build those important relationships and ensure the live sheep export trade in Australia remains.”
Thankfully, he won’t have to worry about that Bill.
Voters who support the live sheep export trade have always voted Nationals/LNP, One Nation, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, Australian Christians, Lambie, and any right-wing parties whose preferences flow to Liberals. They won’t attract many more votes with a promise to reinstate a trade that the majority of Australians want to see the back of.
Dutton will LOSE Liberal votes by backing the live sheep trade – there are many Liberal voters among that majority who don’t like the trade and some of them defected to Labor last election based solely on their policy to end live sheep by sea trade… well that and NoScoMo.