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AFL‘Let’s f...ing win that cup’: Fyfe’s message to teammates

Fremantle legend Nat Fyfe has announced his retirement at season’s end and had one message for his Dockers teammates. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.

After more than 10 years of preparation work, the Kimberley Cotton Gin in Kununurra has officially opened with the project expected to create more than 1000 jobs over the next decade in a new “billion-dollar industry” in WA’s north.

AgricultureFirst delivery at new $60m Kimberley cotton gin

Cain Andrews

Cattle Australia chief executive officer Will Evans.

US TARIFFSAussie farmers’ mixed response to US beef import ruling

Australian cattle farmers have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims American beef will “flood” the market Down Under.

Cally Dupe, Caitlyn Rintoul and Jackson Hewett

Episode 3 co-founder Andrew Whitelaw. Georgia Campion

Future BeefEpisode 3 co-founder optimistic of Australian beef future

Market analyst and Episode 3 co-founder Andrew Whitelaw is optimistic of the Australian beef industry’s “rosy” future amidst an increase in popularity of locally-sourced beef.

Georgia Campion

Former Mingenew farmer Tony Allan opens up about his path to retirement.

OPINIONReflections from a life on and off the land

As featured in the Countryman back in 2020, I come from a long line of farmers.

Tony Allan

Lake King townsite is set to receive a back-up power supply in mid 2026 developed by Western Power to improve electricity reliability during unplanned power outages.

Power boost New back-up power supply to improve Lake King reliability

Western Power’s efforts to improve reliability in rural areas continue with the announcement of a back-up power supply to ensure electricity during unplanned outages in Lake King.

Hannah Whitehead

OPINION: Premier Roger Cook must put health front and centre of his agenda for the rest of this parliamentary year.

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WA Labor facing a chilling reality

For the first time in a very long time, Labor is on the back foot after returning from a winter break.

Joe Spagnolo

Some of the flowers on show in Nannup town centre for this year’s Flower and Garden Festival.

Bloomin’ AwesomeNannup’s Flower and Garden Festival in full bloom

The South West town of Nannup is a buzz with bees, butterflys and beauty with the town’s beloved Flower and Garden Festival in full bloom.

Craig Duncan

Kohat stud breeds Merinos that will hang up like crossbreeds.

Kohat Poll Merino studKohat Poll Merino stud aims for profit/ha with modern Merino

A new generation of Merino seedstock breeders is using objective measurements to benchmark by validation of dollars per hectare

Proposed Beverley to Narrogin Transport Trail consultant Mike Maher riding his bike through Dryandra National Woodlands, which will be included in the future trail.

LONGEST AUS TRAILWheatbelt walking loop track bid would be country’s longest

A group of local governments have joined forces in a bid to construct Australia’s longest continuous walking and cycling loop trail that will “connect the heart of the Wheatbelt”.

Over 60 CBH Kwinana worker went on strike on Friday, August 8, 2025, over stalled EBA negotiations with the grain handling giant.

Pay StrikeFuture strikes not ruled out by CBH union workers

CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal are refusing to rule out possible future industrial actions following a strike over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.

Stirlings To Coast CEO Lizzie von Perger.

Funding ReactionGGA, DPIRD collaboration end sparks grower groups concerns

The end of the GGA and DPIRD collaboration has sparked a split response across the agriculture sector, with some grower groups confident GGA can stand on its own, while others are concerned about its future.

Georgia Campion

A rally against the Firearms Act will land on Parliament House’s doorstep on Thursday in support of the Act’s disallowance and operation suspension. Pictured is a previous rally by the WA Shooters Union at the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth in February.

Parliament ProtestSecond firearms rally flagged as the largest yet

A rally against the Firearms Act is flagged to be the largest this year following an earlier protest in February, in support of the legislation’s operational suspension and disallowance.

Georgia Campion

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Secret home casino operating in Perth uncovered by police

There were 18 people crammed into the dining room of a house — including a Crown Casino employee — when officers burst in.

Jessica Page

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

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Government ball returns a century after dancefloor murder

It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.

Kate Emery

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

MiningAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

WA Year 12s who achieve D grades will still be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school under a reform to impact students from this year.

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Shock change to ATAR grading system in WA

WA Year 12s will be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school if they achieve D grades.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

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Bloomin’ AwesomeNannup’s Flower and Garden Festival in full bloom

Craig Duncan

LONGEST AUS TRAILWheatbelt walking loop track bid would be country’s longest

Hannah Whitehead

Pay StrikeFuture strikes not ruled out by CBH union workers

Georgia Campion

Funding ReactionGGA, DPIRD collaboration end sparks grower groups concerns

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CNBC newsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

CNBC newsMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC news‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny