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'Concerning precedent' but animal welfare risk too high

'Concerning precedent' but animal welfare risk too high

Banning live sheep shipments is a "concerning precedent" for other live animal exports but vets say animal welfare risks remain unacceptable, an inquiry hears.

Chance to grow trade with China after bans dropped

Chance to grow trade with China after bans dropped

Chance to grow trade with China after bans dropped

Chance to grow trade with China after bans dropped

Australian beef producers are aiming to expand the trade relationship with China to levels higher than what they were before bans were imposed by Beijing.

Opposition keeps pressure on live sheep export ban

Opposition keeps pressure on live sheep export ban

Opposition keeps pressure on live sheep export ban

Opposition keeps pressure on live sheep export ban

The agriculture minister has defended legislation to end the live export of sheep by sea as the bill is introduced to the federal parliament.

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Farmers butt heads over sheep and 'poor' budget

Farmers butt heads over sheep and 'poor' budget

Farmers angered by a planned live sheep export ban have walked out on the agriculture minister during a post-budget wrap up.

'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

Farmers have been left fuming after the Albanese government confirmed the export of live sheep by sea will be banned in Australia from May 2028.

Australia could cut global emissions with green metals

Australia could cut global emissions with green metals

Australia could remove much more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions by using its natural advantages, a business leader argues.

Cattle test negative after suspected botulism deaths

Cattle test negative after suspected botulism deaths

Cattle bound for Indonesia have tested negative to exotic diseases as imports from an NT station were banned due to 100 animals dying from suspected botulism.

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Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia will supply more than 100 armoured vehicles to Germany as it enters its single-largest defence export deal.

First Nations green hydrogen project wins federal grant

First Nations green hydrogen project wins federal grant

First Nations green hydrogen project wins federal grant

First Nations green hydrogen project wins federal grant

A clean energy project has hit a milestone for future production of hydrogen and ammonia powered by giga-scale solar and hydro as well as Indigenous knowledge.

Wine exports to surge as China uncorks huge market

Wine exports to surge as China uncorks huge market

Wine exports to surge as China uncorks huge market

Wine exports to surge as China uncorks huge market

Australian wine exports to China could breathe life back into local producers after tariffs drained billions from the market following pre-pandemic peaks.

Future of animals on live export ship still unknown

Future of animals on live export ship still unknown

Future of animals on live export ship still unknown

Future of animals on live export ship still unknown

The fate of about 16,000 livestock being offloaded near Perth is still being decided, a senate hearing has been told.

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

While some animals are back on dry land, thousands of cattle remain in limbo on an export ship forced to return to WA because of conflict in the Middle East.

Minister, 97, off the hook after port blockade arrest

Minister, 97, off the hook after port blockade arrest

Minister, 97, off the hook after port blockade arrest

Minister, 97, off the hook after port blockade arrest

A 97-year-old minister arrested alongside more than 100 activists is resolute in his fight for climate justice after blockading Newcastle Port for 30 hours.

Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges dropped against exporter over 2400 sheep deaths

Charges faced by Emanuel Exports over the deaths of thousands of sheep from heat stress aboard a vessel bound for the Middle East have been dropped.

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Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia has lifted its ban on live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after a lumpy skin disease scare.

Live sheep exports to be phased out in 'orderly manner'

Pressure is mounting on the Albanese government to set a date for the phase-out of live sheep exports, but a panel is yet to report back with a timeframe.

Two injured in Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow region

Russian air defences have shot down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region, injuring two, while nearly 50 flights were disrupted.

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Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

A second country has stopped taking live cattle from Australia over fears of lumpy skin disease, despite officials maintaining the nation is disease-free.

Australian cattle tested to prove no 'disease risk'

Australia's chief vet has reassured Indonesian authorities that Australia remains free of the potentially deadly lumpy skin disease.

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