The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has slammed the government’s new advertising campaign about the phase out of live sheep by sea as ‘wasteful and unnecessary’.
Mr Harvey-Sutton said the ad blitz was not targeted in any way and was wasteful, with radio ads being played in regions that don’t export live sheep by sea, such as Innisfail in Far North Queensland, Wollongong and Tasmania.
“These ads are a colossal waste of taxpayer money. They are using government funds to advertise a program no one in industry called for and that will have no benefit to anyone in the supply chain, with the exception of expensive consultants in Canberra,”
“Not only is the government wasting money to shut down a legitimate and well run trade, but it is also spending taxpayers money to advertise about it!”
“To do this right before Christmas when WA farmers and rural small businesses are already feeling the pinch of inflation is callous, even for this government.”
“Rather than listen to people’s concerns and walk back this harmful legislation, the Albanese Government has chosen to indiscriminately spray ads around without any regard to them even reaching those they are intended for.”
-ALEC