‘Can’t Eat Red Tape’: Farmers Rally Outside Parliament Against Live Sheep Export Ban

Farmers were joined by the federal opposition and One Nation in protest against the government’s live sheep export ban.

Farmers gather to protest a range of issues against the federal Labor government in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Sept. 10, 2024. Courtesy of the National Farmers Federation

CANBERRA, Australia—Over a thousand farmers gathered outside Parliament House on Sept. 10 in an ongoing protest against the federal government’s live sheep export ban—backed by the Greens—and other issues impacting regional communities.

Attendees carried signs that read, “Keep the Sheep,” “No Farmers, No Future, No Food,” and “You Can’t Eat Red Tape.”