Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) | Hansard source

Senator Faruqi, I'll take on notice the details of that particular voyage and footage, and get back to you as soon as I can. With respect to the decrease in mortality, as a result of the tough action taken by this government last year, we've seen a significant improvement, and that has been the change to stocking densities. Animals are able to have more room and air around them, but they're also able to access food and water whenever they need, rather than in a restricted manner. That, as we've seen, has led to not only lower mortality rates but also, indeed, higher animal welfare outcomes. Our government is absolutely committed to ensuring that Australians can have confidence that both the live sheep industry and the live cattle industry are conducted with appropriate animal welfare standards and can continue to employ the thousands of Australians that they do.