Animal welfare minister never replaced

November 5th, 2019

Government As punters gee up for the increasingly controversial Melbourne Cup, Laura Walters asks why the Government hasn’t appointed an animal welfare minister since Meka Whaitiri’s sacking Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens all promised to install a minister responsible for animal welfare but there has been no-one in the role since September last year, when Meka Whaitiri was stripped of her portfolios. Learn more about animal welfare act here and where we stand today.

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