Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Minister, you would be aware that, even in the Four Corners report, some of the abattoirs in Indonesia are already using standards commensurate with Australian practice, yet we have banned live exports even to them. By what date will you allow exports to resume to those abattoirs that have done nothing wrong yet have been punished by your blanket ban which has brought about immense disruption in Northern Australia to a major industry and has also created a major problem in our bilateral trade relationship with Indonesia?