An article in Sheep Central published on 6 September 2024 makes several claims about Sheep Producers Australia that are incorrect despite the journalist being provided with a corrective statement.

“Sheep Producers Australia has always and continues to strongly oppose any policy seeking to ban live sheep exports by sea. We have clearly and consistently voiced our opposition to a ban in our submissions, testimony in parliamentary inquiries, and representations, and in also in supporting our grassroots sheep producers to engage in the policy consultation to demonstrate the negative impact a ban will have on our producers and their communities.

Sheep Producers Australia supports the #KeeptheSheep campaign as a rejection of this policy and as a movement of the grassroots industry and supply chain to advocate to change this policy.

Bonnie Skinner CEO and Board Director Bindi Murray have never been formal members of the Keep the Sheep steering committee but were included in communications.

Sheep Producers Australia’s constitution prevents the organisation from holding a formal or financial role, such as a formal steering committee position, in any registered political campaign like #KeeptheSheep.”

Attributed to Andrew Spencer Chair Sheep Producers Australia.