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Cyclone PainCyclone Narelle to slam ‘double whammy’ on producers

A supply chain expert has warned a ‘perfect storm’ is about to hit WA as tropical Cyclone Narelle travels along the northern coastline to deliver a double-whammy to food producers amid the fuel crisis.

Georgia Campion

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to lash a large segment of the Western Australian coast as it moves south. The Bureau of Meteorology

DFES has shared a revealing sateliote image of Cyclone Narelle on social media.

WeatherWA towns ‘locked down’ as damaging winds batter coast

Amy Cavender and Troy de Ruyter

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, sign a trade agreement between Australia and the European Union.

Federal PoliticsAustralia inks EU trade deal set to deliver $10b windfall

Europe is poised to overtake the US as Australia’s second-biggest trading partner after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed a blockbuster trade deal.

Latika M Bourke

Six men have been charged over the thefts of two head of cattle in WA’s Kimberley.

Cattle CrimeMultiple men charged for alleged Kimberley cattle theft

Six men have been charged after an investigation, dubbed Operation Pattern, into the alleged theft and butchering of two head of cattle in WA’s Kimberley region.

Georgia Campion

Farmers Across Borders have run out of funds to send road trains to the Gascoyne region.

HAY BALE FREIGHT SUPPORT Public help get hay to the Gascoyne; more help needed

WA public rallied behind WA hay-runner volunteers with a donation, but Farmers Across Borders’ pleas for freight subsidies fall on deaf ears, hay sits in storage bins as drought-hit farmers struggle.

Danielle Marsland

Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud to offer 100 bulls at its on-property sale on April 20 at Gingin.

Munda Reds studMunda to put up 100 Polled Droughtmaster bulls

The team at the Gingin-based Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud is ecstatic about the progress they’ve made during the past year.

Bob Garnant

A large swathe of the Great Southern lost power at 8.51am on Thursday in a mass outage.

Power cutREVEALED: Cause of mass power outage that hit 25k WA homes

The 25,000 customers affected by the mass power outage that hit the Great Southern region on Thursday morning have had their power restored, according to Western Power.

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Cyclone PainCyclone Narelle to slam ‘double whammy’ on producers

Georgia Campion

Power cutREVEALED: Cause of mass power outage that hit 25k WA homes

The 25,000 customers affected by the mass power outage that hit the Great Southern region on Thursday morning have had their power restored, according to Western Power.

Well-bred Santa Gertrudis bulls ready to work in WA's beef producing enterprises across the State.

Santa Gertrudis cattleSanta Gertrudis cattle excelliing across Australia

Santa Gertrudis is one of the leading cattle breeds in Australia, excelling in the areas of crossbreeding, weight for age, food conversion efficiency, and daily weight gain.

Celebrating last year's Bos Indicus Week on day one at the 4th Annual Munda Reds Droughtmaster Bull Sale are Rockhampton-based Nutrien Livestock auctioneer Dane Pearce, Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud co-managers Olivia and Ben Wright, of Gingin, top-price buyer Paul Laycock of High Country Droughtmaster stud in Eskdale, Queensland, and Nutiren Livestock auctioneer Trent McKinlay, of Rockhampton.

WA Bos Indicus WeekWA Bos Indicus bull sales to pack a beefy punch

WA’s Bos Indicus Week will pack a punch for beef producers this year with 270 bulls representing two breeds including Droughtmaster and Santa Gertrudis from three studs, all to be offered mid-April

The Hasleby family secured a half share in Gyranda Viagra V266 (PP) with sons to be offered in 2028.

Biara Santa GertrudisBiara cattle loaded with traits to thrive in poor conditions

The Hasleby family of Biara Genetics in Northampton are producing fertile, high growth cattle that can lay down fat and thrive in adverse conditions.

Bob Garnant

Fremantle Dockers forward Josh Treacy is kicking goals for the Merino industry. Here he is with a football made from wool mesh bag material.

Merino ForumDockers star Josh Treacy a wool cur above

The Merino industry is showing signs of recovery after a rollercoaster ride on the back of the impending live sheep export ban.

Bob Garnant

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Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod Clune and Maiweena Goasdoue inside their Mott Close home on January 30.

CrimeMosman Park tragedy: What we still don’t know months later

Nearly two months on from the horror Mosman Park tragedy in which two teenage boys were killed by their parents, some of the most important questions remain unanswered.

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St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics.

Claire Sadler

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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Former NBL1 West basketball player Roosevelt Aaron Williams Jnr has been jailed for sexual assault.

Court‘Sexual piece of meat’: WA basketballer admits raping friend

Vile text messages a NBL1 basketballer sent to his mates after raping a female friend have been aired in court as he’s jailed for the horrific crime. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS

Hannah Cross

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Cyclone PainCyclone Narelle to slam ‘double whammy’ on producers

Georgia Campion

Power cutREVEALED: Cause of mass power outage that hit 25k WA homes

Melissa Sheil and Claire Middleton

Fuel that arrives in Esperance is trucked to Perth and then brought back the 700km distance to supply local fuel stations.

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Levi Hexter, one, with Michael Bocian's third-placed pumpkin at the 2025 Lower Kalgan Pumpkin Festival.

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CNBC newsBillion dollar ‘bet’ minutes before Trump’s post pays off

‘Someone with access to privileged information appears to have made hundreds of millions in profit by trading on a political secret before it became public.’

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Rising oil prices are lighting a price fire under local petrol prices.

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Traders are looking at Dubai’s price as potential harbinger of what could be ahead for other crude benchmarks if the situation doesn’t improve.

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A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates.

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Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week.

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