Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

The government is proud to support all farmers who face distress and difficulty in their business. To the extent that there are issues in Western Australia in the live sheep trade, the Australian government already provides a range of assistance measures to Western Australian farmers and farm businesses facing hardship, including farm household allowance payments to eligible farmers, rural financial counselling services and the provision of farm management deposits. We will continue to work closely with the farm sector to support those farmers in need, as we have done in many other circumstances.