John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 707 by omitting all words in paragraph (g) and substituting: 'PETA has embarked on a campaign to mislead the Australian community to the detriment of the wool industry.' The full text of the revised motion has been circulated in the chamber.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate notes that—

(a) for over 100 years the Australian economy was said to be 'riding on the sheep's back';

(b) wool is Australia's third largest agricultural export;

(c) the gross value of wool produced in Australia in 2013-14 was $2.53 billion;

(d) the value of Australian wool exported in 2013-14 was $2.87 billion;

(e) shearers and wool producers are hard-working people with strong animal welfare ethics;

(f) the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has admitted its picture of a supposed bloodied lamb is a fake; and

(g) PETA has embarked on a campaign to mislead the Australian community to the detriment of the wool industry.

Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.