Climate protesters have dumped a pile of cow manure outside the Melbourne electorate office of Labor MP Peter Khalil. About 30 protesters were seen outside Mr Khalil’s office in the inner-northern suburb of Coburg on Wednesday morning, with the group shovelling the manure back into their truck following the demonstration.Continue Reading
Rebel Labor senator Fatima Payman is being urged to again cross the floor to vote against the government’s Bill to stop live sheep exports and stand up for her home state of Western Australia. Nationals leader David Littleproud said Senator Payman had the opportunity to take a stand by votingContinue Reading
Australia’s multimillion live sheep export industry should be given more assistance to confront a controversial ban, a parliamentary committee has recommended. Handing down its final report on Friday, the Labor-helmed inquiry rubber stamped the government’s proposed ban on live sheep exports by sea slated to come into effect in 2028.Continue Reading
The cost-of-living crunch has seen a heartbreaking trend of a spike of pets being abandoned or surrendered. RSPCA NSW’s waitlist for desperate owners looking to surrender their pets has ballooned to 1170 animals. The organisation has reported a large increase in surrender calls, with the figure comprised of 355 dogsContinue Reading
Over a thousand trucks and farm vehicles have set up shop in Perth’s CBD, blaring their horns in unison as part of a large-scale protest against the planned cessation of the live sheep export trade. Traffic has ground to a near standstill on several of Perth’s main roads as theContinue Reading
Disgruntled sheep farmers outraged with the Albanese government’s decision to phase out live sheep exports have staged a walkout during the Agriculture Minister’s post-budget speech. In what the National Farmers Federation described as an “unprecedented move”, a group of people walked out during Murray Watt’s speech to CropLife on WednesdayContinue Reading
A distraught farmer has begun digging a mass grave for more than 3000 sheep he’s preparing to destroy because he can’t sell them and has run out of money to feed them. Wayne Smith runs Caluka Farms in Narrikup in the far south of Western Australia, halfway between Albany andContinue Reading
Animal activists have claimed that the Australian sheep are being mistreated overseas, defying government regulations to keep supply chains clean from abuse. Lawyer for Animals Australia Shatha Hamade journeyed to Oman in May for a “six-week operation” to capture footage of Australian sheep who she says are suffering in localContinue Reading