Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As the opposition quite well know, following the decision to ban the 12 facilities in Indonesia from taking any further live exports from Australia, I com­menced work with the department to provide assurance and asked for information about what regulatory options were available to me post that decision. I also looked at the live export industry and further announced that the live export examiner would look at all markets that are utilised by the live export trade—which includes all animals, not simply cattle—and the supply chain in those markets to ensure animal welfare outcomes. I met with Mr Farmer, whom I announced— (Time expired)