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Biosecurity uncertaintyWild dog management faces uncertainty as funding is reduced

Thirteen of the State’s biosecurity groups have responded to drastic cuts to the WA wild dog action plan, which resulted in rangeland organisations having their funding slashed by 50 per cent.

Rebecca Nadge

Wild dogs are a major pest species impacting on grazing industries across mainland Australia.

David Moir, The Blacksmith Shop, with an engraved knife he made from Double Griffin steel.

Forging aheadA nod to the past: blacksmith demonstrations drawing crowds

Rebecca Nadge

Moondyne Joe, played by Toodyay's Oscar Litchfield, protests his innocence during the trial.

Toodyay transformedInfamous bushranger Moondyne Joe celebrated at Tooday event

Toodyay contractor Oscar Litchfield was installing a ringlock fence for a committee member when it was suggested he should play WA’s most infamous bushranger at one of the town’s largest events.

Rebecca Nadge

YEAR-ROUND SUPPLYProject finds optimal forage species for year-round feed

A five-year project has found the optimal combination of forage species to establish a year-round feed supply for sheep and cattle.

Nuffield farming scholar Blythe Calnan from Uduc.

NUFFIELD 2027 OPENApplications are open for 2027 Nuffield Scholarships

Your chance to explore farming around the world and come back a leader of industry is here: primary producers can apply now for a 2027 Nuffield Scholarship.

Danielle Marsland

Gemma Healy-Maver has been teaching for 25 years in Yuna, a tiny farming community north-east of Geraldton

RURAL TEACHER SHORTAGELack of incentives for “isolating” rural teaching positions

Just 2 per cent of Australia’s teachers work in remote schools and after 25 years teaching in a tiny farming community north-east of Geraldton, Gemma Healy-Maver said current incentives are not enough

Danielle Marsland

DPIRD principal research scientist Wayne Parker encourages grain growers to use the EasyDiesel calculator to inform deep ripping decisions.

Supply DecisionsDPIRD launches deep ripping calculator for growers

A tool to calculate the cost of deep ripping for WA crop farmers has been released in the face of continuing uncertainty around fuel and fertiliser supply and prices.

Georgia Campion

The eruption of conflict in the Middle East in late February has forced private enterprises, and the State and Federal governments to take measures in securing adequate supplies of fuel and fertiliser for farmers heading into their winter crop — exposing Australia’s heavy reliance on imports for inputs.

Structural VulnerabilityCould a fertiliser co-operative prevent future supply woes?

The global geopolitical uncertainty that has sent shock waves across supply chains, in particular fertiliser, has highlighted Australia’s reliance and vulnerability on offshore manufacturing and supply imports.

Georgia Campion

Jasmine Hauiti, wool classer at Western Shearing and founder of social media account Shed Life, in York

SHED LIFEA social media account of life in WA sheep sheds is a hit

York wool classer Jasmine Hauiti is pulling back the wool curtain on life in WA shearing sheds with her hit social media account.

Biosecurity uncertaintyWild dog management faces uncertainty as funding is reduced

Thirteen of the State’s biosecurity groups have responded to drastic cuts to the WA wild dog action plan, which resulted in rangeland organisations having their funding slashed by 50 per cent.

Forging aheadA nod to the past: blacksmith demonstrations drawing crowds

After learning his craft while working for the WA Government Railway Workshops, blacksmith David Moir now captivates crowds of young and old as he works around the forge.

Toodyay transformedInfamous bushranger Moondyne Joe celebrated at Tooday event

Toodyay contractor Oscar Litchfield was installing a ringlock fence for a committee member when it was suggested he should play WA’s most infamous bushranger at one of the town’s largest events.

Rebecca Nadge

RRR Network chief executive Kendall Galbraith.

OPENING DOORSHow remote work is rewriting the rules for regional women

While access to employment in regional communities remains competitive, limited, or poorly matched to the skills and aspirations of women, a quiet transformation is taking shape.

Kendall Galbraith

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The pilot for an autonomous delivery system from Sodexo is being trialled at initial pilot phase is being conducted at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri village.

MiningMore job cut details emerge as Rio renews FIFO catering gig

The French firm feeding Rio Tinto’s legion of workers in the Pilbara has renewed its contract amid a wave of redundancies sweeping through the iron ore giant’s Perth office.

Adrian Rauso

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Contractor’s arrest bid for property developer Victor Goh

Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.

Matt Mckenzie

An empty Rio Tinto hard hat in the Pilbara

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Mass job cuts loom for Rio Tinto’s Perth workforce

A major cutback at the State’s largest iron ore producer is believed to be in motion as speculation mounts that a high-ranking Perth manager will soon depart.

Adrian Rauso

A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital following a horror crash.

CrashMotorcyclist in critical condition after Tonkin Hwy crash

A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital under priority one following a horror crash.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

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While it was originally thought that 10,000 steps a day was the golden number for everyone, age plays a huge part in how much you should walk to meet daily physical activity guidelines.

Disaster and EmergencyPassenger dies, driver faces charges after horror crash

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Perth’s median house price is continuing to rise.

PropertyPerth house prices on track to jump by $500 a day

Perth’s median house price is on track to jump by a whopping 20 per cent this year — the equivalent of almost $500 a day — according to WA’s peak industry body.

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Biosecurity uncertaintyWild dog management faces uncertainty as funding is reduced

Rebecca Nadge

Forging aheadA nod to the past: blacksmith demonstrations drawing crowds

Rebecca Nadge

Australia’s dairy farmers have issued a unified call for a fairer price.

Cost of MilkDairy farmers call for fair pay as profits continue decline

Georgia Campion

West River farmer Mark Mudie died in December while fighting a bushfire.

International Firefighters’ DayRavensthorpe farmer Mark Mudie enshrined for his service

Georgia Campion

CNBC newsThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

CNBC newsPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC news‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

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The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

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