These backbenchers want to distract attention as far as possible from the performance of their own incompetent government. And the polls are making it very clear that most of them will shortly be gone from parliament for a very long time. It is the last hurrah of the bimboscenti and the animal nutters know that this will be the last time they get taken seriously for a very long time.

So hang-in there folks. This fearsome looking source of pain is nothing more than an intellectual carbuncle. And it is about to be lanced.

And how many farming communties does your electric of Makin cover there Tony. Oh that's right none.

So the live export trade must be a huge topic of discussion out there at TTP or the PLaza as you locals would say!

Its interesting to ponder as to why our animal liberation zealots are so focussed on the live trade and those

seemingly evil foreigners. All their

websites are rattling the proverbial tin for money, which is the obvious explanation. Meantime right there outside of Kalgoorie, a farmer had 5 of his cattle shot, with cigarette butts stuffed up their noses and beercans in their mouths. All done by local Australians. I have not heard of Lyn White and her camera rushing to film it all, but perhaps there is less money in that then blaming those pesky foreigners.

This government is keen to 'trigger debate' on anything But it's own incompetance. It will be red herrings all the way to the next election. Where is the education revolution. Fixing the hospitals. And then we have to listen to Albanese in parliament talking about 'repairing queensland'. Some yes, but hell the job has a long way to go. Roads are a nightmare. If they really did achieve something as a govt. I would give them credit. At the moment though I repeat. They will 'trigger debate' on anything, and are going for a few old favourites courtesy of the independents again today.

Australian law, 24 milllion people,defeats international law, the other 6.8 billion people?

And who made us ' the King of the Castle ' and what happens when the other 6.8 billion get to play King?

Is this really happening?

The photo accompanying this article is instructive.It shows healthy,happy Brahman cattle enjoying a feed in comfortable pens while looking out over the Timor Sea.This photo alone puts to rest the nonsense about hell ships propagated by the AA fraudsters.We cannot put the genie back in the bottle.The live trade exists and is not going away.It is too big,too many people depend on it and one of the dregs from the Labor backbench cant dictate to sovereign nations.When will these people realise that white colonialism doesn't work anymore.

Sadly- It's obvious that some Australians are capable of extreme cruelty toward any animal and it's not only the local yobbo's with nothing better to do.

What about the cruelty inflicted on millions of our exported livestock--that are sent to some of the most cruel places on earth -- does it not matter that these animals suffer and die also?

Instead of calling it "Live Trade" we should just be honest and call it what it really is "Cruelty for Profit".

The only cruelty was "cash for cruelty", courtesy of AA's little snuff movie. It was not secretly obtained footage of normal functions. It was carefully staged and fully paid for and the "profit" was purely political for that perverted underclass of vegan nutters.

The most sinister part of the whole scam is the fact that their so-called "concern" for animals only extends to those owned by humans. Wildlife can die hideously prolonged and painful deaths, often as a direct consequence of their own actions and neglect, but their twisted brains can switch off that element of conscience.

They cry 'jobs' and yet live export is taking 40,000 jobs from Australian meat processors. Many Australian abottiors have been forced to close down because the few who profit the most (as usual) are sending sheep and cattle offshore to be processed. How does that create Australian jobs?