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WA BUDGET WA Budget 2025: ‘Agriculture’s been left off the map’

WA’s opposition and farming leaders have poked holes in the State Budget, labelling it one of “missed opportunity” that shows the regions continue to “bankroll vanity projects” in the city.

Cally Dupe and Josephine Hingst

Nationals WA leader Shane Love pictured in Kalgoorlie-Boulder in June, 2025.

WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis, left, polyphagous shot hole borer, middle, and Bevan Eatts, right.

PEST DEVASTATIONHort, forestry concerned about polyphagous shot hole borer

Cally Dupe

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Trade and export lamb markets lift

WA trade and export lamb markets have maintained recent price inclines with local processors continuing to look to shore up ongoing supply chains

Dean Hubbard

Farmers Across Borders' first hay run to South Australia will set off in late July, it's biggest convoy to date.

Convoy of CompassionFarmers Across Borders drives solidarity with first hay run

WA’s first hay run to South Australia will set off in late July, as farmers lend a helping hand to their drought-affected neighbours.

Melissa Pedelty

Costs associated with bushfires and floods in NSW have ballooned over the past decade. (Dan Himbrechts, Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsClimate change costs hit regions and budget hard

A slew of natural disasters have taken a toll on the NSW economy but its budget aims to keep the regions growing with targeted investments.

Farid Farid

fight onMia Davies encourages sheep industry to continue its fight

Former leader of the opposition Mia Davies says the sheep industry needs to utilise the momentum of the Keep the Sheep movement to safeguard the future of the industry.

Melissa

Albany member Kelly Barton, Mt Barker member Anne Radys, and Albany member Anne Barton man the charity raffle stands. The CWA of WA held their annual State conference at the Albany Entertainment Centre from June 23 to 25, with the Annual General Meeting held on June 24.

State conference Albany hosts hundreds for annual CWA State Conference

Hundreds of women gathered in Albany this week for the annual Country Women’s Association of WA State Conference, held at Albany Entertainment Centre from June 23 to 25.

Jacki Elezovich

Significant swathes of farming country still have unreliable or zero coverage.

OPINIONTelco wars: Natural monopoly is not necessarily a bad thing

There are currently more than 20,000 mobile phone towers in Australia, yet significant swathes of farming country still have unreliable or zero coverage.

John Hassell

Works have commenced at Hyde Park to remove trees infested with the polyphagous shot-hole borer from the islands at the park.

OPINIONOpinion: Shot hole borer disaster is complacency to disaster

WA has entered the most shameful chapter of its biosecurity history with the State Government waving the flag on eradicating polyphagous shot-hole borer.

The conference organising committee of the Great Southern’s Country Women’s Association branches.

friends farewelledGreat Southern CWA branches highlight of State Conference

As the annual Country Women’s Association of WA State Conference reached its conclusion at the Albany Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, the Great Southern women behind the three-day event took centre stage.

The study tour will showcase practical innovations in climate adaptation.

Climate adaptationWA ag professionals invited on drought innovation tour

WA farmers, researchers and agronomists are being invited to tour farms and research sites in Victoria and Tasmania to gain drought resilience, agtech and water-smart farming knowledge.

Hollywood Private Hospital Cardiologist Dr Kushwin Rajamani and author Rachel Cassidy's book In a Heartbeat, which Dr Rajamani contributed to.

Wheatbelt heart healthFree heart health sessions coming to Wheatbelt communities

The Wheatbelt community is invited to attend free ‘Your Heart Your Health’ sessions on common cardiac conditions and prevention of heart attack.

Bob Garnant

WA Shearing Industry Association president Darren Spencer.

here to stayWASIA AGM presenters remain positive for industry’s future

The message of the WA Wool Industry Association annual general meeting was clear — the wool industry is strong and here to stay.

Melissa Pedelty

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Courts & JusticeDentist David Hurst’s victims sign on for legal fight

More than 130 of Dr Hurst’s former patients were left in limbo after his sudden death last December, with $2.3 million of their pre-payments discovered missing in the wake of the tragedy.

John Flint

Brandon James Weston pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing an unlicensed firearm or ammunition and possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced at Mandurah Magistrates Court.

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Bikie associate with lifetime gun ban hides ammo in undies

Police made the shocking discovery after stopping the Mandurah man while he was riding his Harley-Davidson, with a further search of his home uncovering more illegal items.

Rachel Fenner

Launch day of the first locally made WA train in 30 years at Perth Stadium Station. The C series train will roll out across Perth over the next few years.

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Train drivers slam Labor’s railcars: ‘They got it wrong’

Train drivers have slammed Labor’s locally made C-series railcars, with almost 80 per cent believing the trains should be removed from service until key issues are addressed.

Dylan Caporn

Pictured are residents Lorraine, Barbara, Mike, Wayne and Anne at the apartments.

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Sewage backups and building defects plague ‘luxury’ homes

Several seniors who bought brand new ‘luxury townhouses’ in Applecross say their million-dollar plus homes are plagued with building defects.

John Flint

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Perth Heat have confirmed they will not compete in the Australian Baseball League next season.

Baseball Baseball bombshell: Perth Heat confirm they are done in ABL

Perth Heat, WA’s storied and successful baseball team, have withdrawn from the Australian Baseball League.

Ben Smith

Bain leaves court with a jacket over her head.

Courts & JusticeMandurah woman admits killing pedestrian while drink-driving

The 26-year-old left Stirling Gardens Magistrate Court with her head covered by a jacket after pleading guilty.

Sarah Crawford

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Canaccord Genuity Australia executive chair Michael Manford.

CEOsCanaccord Genuity profit dips despite stronger revenue

Filings for Canaccord Financial Group (Australia) show annual revenue jumped 13 per cent to $198m but increased bonuses reduced net profit for the year to March by 11 per cent to $16.5m.

Courts & JusticeDentist David Hurst’s victims sign on for legal fight

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OPINIONOpinion: Shot hole borer disaster is complacency to disaster

Lachlan Hunter

friends farewelledGreat Southern CWA branches highlight of State Conference

Jacki Elezovich

Climate adaptationWA ag professionals invited on drought innovation tour

Melissa Pedelty

WA BUDGET WA Budget 2025: ‘Agriculture’s been left off the map’

Cally Dupe and Josephine Hingst

BusinessTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

Chloe Taylor

The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

Evelyn Cheng