The ALP promises to phase out live sheep export
- Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Labor party has pledged that in government it would phase out the live sheep trade, but has not tied itself to a specific timetable.
The undertaking represents another stage in the toughening of Labor policy on the issue. The opposition had a bipartisan approach a few weeks ago. Then it called for the northern summer trade - now underway - to...