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Dear John
Parliament votes to kill
off an industry
For what could be the first time in Australian history,
Parliament this week voted to destroy an industry that has served the
country for almost 180 years.
Live sheep exports from Australia – worth an average of
almost $200 million a year over the past decade, supporting hundreds
of farmers and thousands of jobs (primarily in Western Australia) –
will end in 2028.
One Nation voted against Labor’s legislation, but the usual
suspects – the Greens, David Pocock, Jacqui Lambie and Tammie Tyrrell
– supported it and signed the death notice for live sheep
exports.
Australia used to ride the sheep’s back. Wool was the
nation’s first major export commodity, and the first shipment of live
sheep left Western Australia all the way back in 1845. It’s part of
our history and our heritage.
In modern times, about 100 countries are involved in the live
sheep export trade. Australia is the gold standard for animal welfare
in the trade – sheep are much more likely to die in an Australian
paddock than on a live export ship. The ban won’t stop the global
industry, but it will inevitably lead to reduced animal welfare
outcomes.
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Listen to Pauline Hanson give the
Greens a spray over their ridiculous opposition to the live sheep
export industry.
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It’s just one of several attacks on Australian farmers since
Labor came to power. Others include taking more water from Murray
Darling Basin irrigators and the communities they support, industrial
relations changes that make it much harder for farmers to source
labour and credit, and climate change policy driving up farmers’
energy costs and covering their land in transmission lines. And let’s
not forget the attempt to inject waste carbon dioxide into the Great
Artesian Basin.
The ultimate outcome could be the slow demise of Australian
agriculture, huge rises in grocery prices, and more lower quality food
imports. Australia – which can produce enough to feed 75 million
people – is already a net importer of fresh food, seafood, and dairy.
The deficit grows every year.
One Nation stands firmly in support of our world-class
farming sector and is working to stop these attacks and reverse the
damage before it’s too late.
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Sarah Game, our One Nation MP from South Australia, has been
holding the Labor Government to account, this time over child welfare
and safety. It seems the SA Child Safety Minister has fallen asleep at
her desk.
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Anyone up for a bubble bath with Paul Keating? Sit back and listen
as Paul explains exactly why the Labor party and their union cronies
don't want anything to threaten their solar and wind projects. It's a
tasty episode.
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Our Gin and Vodka sales support the
Pauline Hanson's Please Explain cartoons. Please do us a favour and
have a look at our selection to keep the cartoons going.
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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
https://www.onenation.org.au/
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