Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

As I say, this government takes its election commitments seriously, and that's what we're doing; we're implementing that commitment. Senator Brockman, I assume that you've also been honest with those sheep producers about the fact that the number of live sheep exported from Western Australia fell by 70 per cent when the coalition was in power. I assume you've pointed that out to them. I assume you've pointed out the comments that your Liberal Party deputy leader, Sussan Ley, has made about this. And I assume that you've pointed out the comments that Senator Henderson has made. I recall she labelled the live sheep export trade as 'inhumane', which are comments that I've never made about that industry. I assume that you've presented a balanced opinion on these matters.