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The equation is simple. A transition package can bring an end to the live export of sheep, support the income of affected farmers, invest in local processing infrastructure, and fund a trade effort to build upon our strong share of the growing chilled meat export market. No one should be fooled into believing that live sheep export is a major part of the livestock economy when it is a small and diminishing trade.
Read more...The reality is we live an island existence whose brute realities we ignore at our peril. As the biggest island in a region of archipelagos, our lifeblood is the sea and our lifeline is shipping. Our connection to the rest of the world depends not on the internet or flight paths, but on ports, sea […]
Read more...As published in WA Today on 25 May 2017 Western Australia has a proud shipping history and my electorate of Fremantle remains a leader in maritime freight and shipbuilding. As an island nation we rely on merchant shipping and our naval defence to a greater extent than many Australians would consider in their day to […]
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