❓ Hon Ben Dawkins questions the Minister for Agriculture and Food regarding the upcoming meeting with the federal Minister about the live sheep export ban, urging her to advocate for reversal or extension rather than focusing on compensation. The Minister assures she will represent WA farmers' best interests.
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LIVE EXPORT — SHEEP INDUSTRY
529. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
My question without notice of which
none has been given is to the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
I refer
to the upcoming meeting that the minister will have with the federal Minister
for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry , Murray Watt. Can the minister
assure us that she will push for a reversal or extension of the ban on live
sheep exports at the meeting rather than focus on the compensation package?
529. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
My question without notice of which
none has been given is to the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
I refer
to the upcoming meeting that the minister will have with the federal Minister
for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry , Murray Watt. Can the minister
assure us that she will push for a reversal or extension of the ban on live
sheep exports at the meeting rather than focus on the compensation package?
AnswerView source ↗
I will be doing what I have always
done, which is to stand up for the best interests of Western Australian
farmers. I have been clear and consistent that we do not want the ban imposed
and the federal government has been clear and consistent that it believes that
it has a mandate. I will do what I can to support the WA farming community, as
I always have done.
done, which is to stand up for the best interests of Western Australian
farmers. I have been clear and consistent that we do not want the ban imposed
and the federal government has been clear and consistent that it believes that
it has a mandate. I will do what I can to support the WA farming community, as
I always have done.
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