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Rail Safety WeekState Govt proposes rail lighting amendments ahead of debate

Wreaths were laid and photos of level-crossing crash victims were held in front of State Parliament ahead of the second reading of a rail lighting Bill after decades of campaigning.

Georgia Campion

Rail lighting safety campaigner Lara Jensen with her four children: Gordon, 10, Polly, 3, Alice, 9, and Matilda, 7.

Durack MP Melissa Price has vowed she will vote to protect Australia's live export industry ahead of a petition set to be tabled in Federal Parliament next month.

Ban AttemptPetition to ban live animal exports unlikely to succeed

Georgia Campion

tractor auctionA century of history: tractor collection goes to auction

A Brookton farmer’s collection of early 20th-century farm machinery, all in various states of restoration, will be auctioned in October.

Melissa Pedelty

Premier Roger Cook and Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis.

Ag investmentParliamentary Secretary appointed for WA agriculture

WA’s leading farming organisation has welcomed the announcement of a Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, WA’s second largest export industry worth $11 billion annually.

Melissa Pedelty

GrainGrowers chair and York famer Rhys Turton.

State of GrainState of Australian grain captured in industry snapshot

Australia’s grain industry has had record-breaking crops in the past five years to increase production by nearly 50 per cent, despite growers facing escalating hurdles thrown up by geopolitics.

Georgia Campion

OPINIONOpinion: Rail Safety Week is nothing to celebrate

This week, from August 10-16, is Rail Safety Week. However, for the families of rail crash victims like hers, there is nothing to celebrate, writes Lara Jensen.

Lara Jensen

Brookton farmer Murray Hall said he was "sitting on a knifes edge" waiting for the next bought of rain.

Countryman NewsWA grain farmers anxiously wait for next rains to arrive

WA grain farmers are sitting on a knife’s edge waiting for the next bought of rain to arrive.

Melissa Pedelty

Beyond the Shed support group included contractor mentor Darren Spencer, program director Valerie Pretzel, marketing partner Holly Ludeman, and training co-ordinator Tiffany Davey.

Boots on the GroundBoots on the Ground campaign launches in full gear

People in regional communities are being asked to pledge unwanted safety work boots, shirts and other wearable gear for the benefit of agricultural trainees who in turn will provide a local workforce.

Bob Garnant

There was a full house at the MLA Meatup Forum at Northam Country Club on Wednesday, August 12. Pictured are Ed Riggall from AgPro Management and Michael Monaghan from Farmanco.

meatupFull house at MLA’s Northam meat forum

WA beef, sheep and goat producers came together in Northam to learn the latest on red meat research and development.

Ban AttemptPetition to ban live animal exports unlikely to succeed

A controversial petition to outlaw all live exports in Australia has drawn outrage from the agriculture industry, but one peak organisation is unconcerned, saying it is unlikely to be successful.

Rail Safety WeekState Govt proposes rail lighting amendments ahead of debate

Wreaths were laid and photos of level-crossing crash victims were held in front of State Parliament ahead of the second reading of a rail lighting Bill after decades of campaigning.

tractor auctionA century of history: tractor collection goes to auction

A Brookton farmer’s collection of early 20th-century farm machinery, all in various states of restoration, will be auctioned in October.

Melissa Pedelty

Ag investmentParliamentary Secretary appointed for WA agriculture

WA’s leading farming organisation has welcomed the announcement of a Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, WA’s second largest export industry worth $11 billion annually.

Melissa Pedelty

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WAFL 2026Subiaco coach learns fate of appeal for umpire abuse

Subiaco coach Jarrad Schofield has learnt whether his appeal to overturn a two-match ban for umpire abuse has been successful.

Mitchell Woodcock

The 66-year-old worked for CHC Helicopters (Australia) from November 2002 until April this year, when the company said his contract had been “frustrated” by his inability to work due to terminal cancer.

Workplace MattersWA pilot with terminal cancer takes on employer over axing

A helicopter pilot with not long left to live is challenging his dismissal by a US-headquartered company, alleging he was axed to avoid a redundancy pay-out after more than two decades of service.

Rebecca Le May

Former Western Power Manager Jeff Spinner was convicted of raping his colleague in 2024.

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Western Power calls for investigation into sexual assault

A Western Power manager who raped a colleague while on a work trip was given a reduced sentence after glowing character references from family, friends and co-workers.

Ben Harvey

Shenton Quarter in Shenton Park has been plagued with issues. P

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JV behind Shenton Quarter project goes into administration

The joint venture behind the luxurious but trouble-plagued in Shenton Park goes into administration

Kim Macdonald

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Laurence Escalante recently leaving Perth Magistrates Court.

FinanceLaurence Escalante sued for alleged $60m contract breach

The Perth billionaire is embroiled in a fresh court battle, this time sued by a corporate advisory firm claiming up to $60 million in an alleged breach of contract.

Rebecca Le May

Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Western Power CEO Gair Landsborough.

State PoliticsWestern Power rape sparks outrage over character references

Criminals convicted of abhorrent sexual crimes could be banned from using character references to score themselves a reduced sentence as the Cook Government seeks to end the controversial practice.

Charlton Hart

Real Estate agent Jade Lippiatt in front of a for sale Bayswater home.

PropertyOnly one Perth suburb makes list of top 10 investment spots

The Perth property market is no longer hot, with a major forecaster claiming only one suburb has made the list of the nation’s top 10 investment spots.

A man has been sentenced after stealing a car with two young children in it.

Courts & justiceMan learns fate for stealing car with two young kids in back

A man who stole a car from a Boulder driveway with a one-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy strapped into the back seat has been sentenced to 16 months jail.

A 16-year-old girl has been charged over the assualt in Perth.

CRIMEPerth city violence filmed as girl charged with assaults

A teenager has been released on bail after she was charged over a violent attack against two girls in the Perth CBD, which was posted online and showed a girl being stomped on in the middle of the road.

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tractor auctionA century of history: tractor collection goes to auction

Melissa Pedelty

Ag investmentParliamentary Secretary appointed for WA agriculture

Melissa Pedelty

Thousands of hectares of farmland have been locked up in carbon projects but experts say that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Carbon fearsWA farmers fear carbon projects taking over farmland

Melissa Pedelty

Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association chief executive Bron Christensen. KPCA has voiced concerns Kimberley pastoralists in the Fitzroy-Derby River catchment area were not adequately consulted during the planning of the river’s draft management plan.

Down RiverKPCA warns river plan could hamper Kimberley development

Georgia Campion

CNBC newsEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

CNBC newsBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith