Government to announce increased penalties for live sheep trade
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As the Coalition announces tougher penalties. Labor has promised to phase out the trade.AAP/Animals AustraliaThe federal government will announce tougher penalties for breaches in the live sheep industry - ahead of receiving the review it has commissioned into the controversial northern summer trade.
Resisting mounting pressure for the trade to be...