Keep the Sheep movement in Australia: Ditch the anti-farming attitude

Published Sep 9, 2024

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Thousands of farmers are set to converge on Canberra for a national rally, initially sparked by the live sheep export ban but expanding to cover various agricultural policy concerns, including diesel fuel rebates, biosecurity levies, water buybacks in the Murray Darling basin, and the impact of energy and renewables developments. The rally aims to advocate for the future of Australian agriculture and address the disconnect between farmers and the Albanese government, as well as address environmental misconceptions and call for increased financial support post-ban. The event is expected to make a significant political statement.

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Thousands are expected to converge on Canberra for a national farmer rally tomorrow born from concerns about government decisions on everything from the live sheep export ban. While initially called by the Keep the Sheep movement against the ban of live sheep exports by sea, the rally has now widened to cover a raft of agricultural policy issues including calls to scrap the diesel fuel rebate, the biosecurity levy, water buybacks in the Murray Darling basin and the community impacts of energy and renewables developments. A truck convoy will begin out of two locations, Yass and Goulburn on Tuesday morning before converging in Canberra, taking the message to the streets before the rally on the parliamentary lawns at 11am. With both the House of Representatives and the Senate sitting this week, organisers hope the rally will make a significant impact. Keep the Sheep representative and Livestock & Rural Transport Association of Western Australia vice president Ben Sutherland was among ...

Source: Farmweekly