Whilst the West Australian farming fraternity is calling for "Keep the Sheep"....one has to question where exactly do they want to keep them....at home?
If that answer is wrong, then they need to ask themselves, exactly how they are going to send them anywhere else. As per the pre-ban Opinion Piece from long term live export veterinarian and exporter Dr Tony Brightling in Beef Central (and later Sheep Central), the farmers have yet to solve the problem of finding ships to carry their sheep.

Current status for the bigger ships is:
Al Messilah - been in China for months presumably for maintenance/repairs: AMSA Accreditation status unknown
Maysora - not here, trading South America to Turkey: AMSA accreditation status unknown
AL Kuwait - not here, operating out of South America to Middle East: AMSA accreditation unknown
Ocean Drover - not here, operating out of South America; AMSA accreditation status unknown
Anna Marra (ex Awassi Express) - not here; South America to Turkey; believed to be AMSA accredited

So, its down to the Ocean Swagman (approximately 17000 sheep last voyage and due back) and Jawan (cattle and a few sheep to Aqaba) to rescue WA farmers from their purportedly desperate position. Maybe some turbo-prop required?

So, in the end, it looks like the exporters and not the government are ensuring the sheep are kept firmly HERE, in Australia!

The Economist has reported that China’s dairy farms are awash in unwanted milk. Prices have lowered by 28% since August 2021. At the end of September, one kilogram of raw milk sold for 3.14 yuan (45 cents) on average. That is below the cost of production for many farms. Most have been losing money since the second half of last year.
When Chinese firms produce too much of anything for the domestic market, they often export it. But selling Chinese dairy products overseas is not an option. China has to import much of its cattle feed, so the cost of production is high by international standards. In addition, Chinese dairy products have a poor reputation following the melamine scandal.
All this leaves Chinese dairy farmers in a bind. Some are reportedly dumping milk. The state is trying to help by encouraging banks to extend more loans to farmers and to accept cattle as collateral (we are not quite sure how they works!). But the China Dairy Association thinks the problem is too many cows and the president of the Association has called for culling 300,000 cows. Given whistleblowers have described poor animal welfare in Chinese dairy cows in previous years, VALE has heightened concerns about the welfare of exported Australian heifers and cows in China. So the export bonanza is over and economy has achieved what good welfare science couldnt but at what a price for those animals.

See https://www.economist.com/china/2024/10/03/why-china-is-awash-in-unwanted-milk