Animals
Cuttlefish breeding grounds at risk
The mass breeding of Giant Cuttlefish happens in only one place on earth – the upper Spencer Gulf in South......
Another blow to live export trade with 67,000 sheep stranded
The Live Export Industry has taken another blow after 67,000 sheep have been left stranded on a vessel destined for......
Live cattle exports resume under cloud of new animal cruelty claims
Live cattle exports resumed today after being suspended for nearly two months. But while cattle traders are happy, the news......
Hendra virus outbreak found in canine
In the latest on the deadly Hendra Virus, a dog south-west of Brisbane has tested positive to the infection. With......
Government announces live trade compensation
It was a win for cattle farmers today after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a new assistance package for all......
New animal welfare fund to ease pain for cattle farmers
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig were in Darwin today to meet with representatives of the live......
Leaders get lessons from chimps
Humans evolved as hunter-gatherers and they’ve really only been cooped up in offices and bureaucracies for a couple of hundred......
Bills introduced to end live export of all animals
Independent MPs Andrew Wilkie and Nick Xenophon, and Greens MP Adam Bandt introduced legislation to end live export of all......
Next chapter in live cattle trade saga
Since the airing of Four Corner’s report into Indonesia’s mistreatment of Australian cattle, the meat industry has been up in......
Export ban raises new problems
The footage of Australian cattle being treated cruelly in Indonesian abbatoirs has now led to the government announcing a temporary......