Australian sheep exports: Challenges and solutions

Live sheep aboard an export ship at the port of Fremantle in Western Australia (AAP).

Live sheep aboard an export ship at the port of Fremantle in Western Australia (AAP). Credit: RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAPIMAGE

Sheep farmers in Western Australia have been dealt a staggering blow to their livelihoods by the imminent end to the live sheep export industry.


After a series of incidents involving sheep being stuck at sea for months, the federal government is winding back live sheep exports, and will end the trade completely in less than four years.

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