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Bull for ResearchTelethon bull winning bid tips charity donation over $100k

The Thompson family celebrated as its fifth bull sale tipped their total donations to Telethon over $100,000, five years after launching the fundraiser sale.

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Michael Thompson of Munda Reds Droughtmaster Stud, Kylie Ward of Virbac Australia, Nutrien auctioneer Trent McKinlay and Rob Jowett. Munda Reds Droughtmaster Stud sold J1P22 for $19,000 to Warrawagine Cattle Company.

Olivia and Ben Wright, Munda Reds, Nutrien's Daniel Wood and son Ben, 12, with buyer representative Max Wallis, Munda, and the top-priced bull.

DROUGHTMASTER DEMANDDemand strong at Munda Reds’ annual sale

Rebecca Nadge

ON THE MARKETMothballed abattoirs to be sold after ongoing speculation

Two mothballed abattoirs in Tammin and Esperance are set to hit the market, ending more than a year of speculation.

Rebecca Nadge

Working SolutionCSBP shores up local production as supply improves

Fertiliser giant CSBP will roll out alternative fertiliser supplies for anxious WA growers after increasing its local manufacturing capacity despite its recent force majeure announcement.

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Seeding at Finiterre Farm, Perenjori in the Mid West.

Planning HazardsGrain Growers gambling their odds this seeding season

Grain growers are ploughing ahead with their seeding despite constraints around global fuel and fertiliser supply, gambling their odds on breaking even or making a profit this cropping season.

Georgia Campion

Natalie Lee is the only WA representative to take part in GrainGrowers 2026 OnBoard director development program.

GrainGrower InnovationKukerin farmer selected for GrainGrowers national program

A Kukerin grower who is determined to be an active voice in the industry has been selected as the only West Australian to partake in the nationwide GrainGrowers development program.

Hannah Whitehead

Premier Roger Cook speaks to the media outside Parliament, West Perth, on Tuesday. Carwyn Monck

State PoliticsGovernment secures four million litres for diesel stockpile

WA will stockpile four million litres of diesel in the State’s north after the Cook Government secured the shipment as part of a strategic reserve.

Oliver Lane

YOUR PICS Your pictures from the farm

We always love seeing life on the farm and beyond through our readers’ eyes.

Danielle Marsland

KICKING ONAnnual Williams campdraft celebrates quarter century

The small but mighty committee behind the annual Williams Campdraft celebrated 25 years on the weekend, with riders travelling from near and far to compete.

Gingin Anzac Day commemoration service co-ordinator Ian Griffiths.

Anzac Day ServiceDigger carries on his family’s generational service

Retired RAAF serviceman, WO Ian Hugh Griffiths (1980-2017), continues his family’s generational contributions through his role as the Gingin Anzac Day Dawn Service co-ordinator.

Coles is hiking the prices of its private label milks.

RetailColes to hike prices of household staple as war costs bite

Coles is hiking the price of a household staple as its suppliers face ongoing fuel-related supply chain and operational cost pressures.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Rising freight costs hit WA market

Western Australia’s sheep and lamb market is showing increasingly clear signs of divergence from the Eastern States, with pricing gaps now reaching levels that are difficult to ignore.

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Sheep farmers are wanted for flock data capture national project

TRACK YOUR SHEEPSheep farmers wanted for flock data capture

If you are a sheep farmer interested in using electronic identification data to enhance your flock’s performance, an opportunity has come up for you to be a demo site for a national project.

Danielle Marsland

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D & C Corporation worked on two of VIctor Goh’s builds — Capital Square on Mount Street and EQWest on the banks of the Swan River.

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From Goh to woe: Secret docs reveal EQWest delay dispute

The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.

Matt Mckenzie

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How the 2024 draft REALLY should have gone

Inspired by the stunning early success of Murphy Reid after he was taken with pick No.17, The West Australian’s Josh Kempton has run a re-draft on the stacked 2024 pool.

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Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

GoFundMeBaby who died in crash remembered as ‘precious little soul’

The baby, who died in a horror rideshare car crash on Saturday, has been remembered as having ‘the most beautiful smile’.

BusinessTreasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

Tom Richardson

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It is understood the Scotch College student Jack Avenell was on a True North cruise when he drowned.

WA NewsTributes flow after son of True North Cruises owner drowns

A 15-year-old private school student who tragically drowned in the remote Kimberley has been remembered as ‘the most enthusiastic and keen young fella ever’.

Premier Roger Cook has declared a state of emergency in WA amid a fuel crisis.

State PoliticsRoger Cook declares state of emergency in WA over fuel

A state of emergency will be declared in WA in a bid to pressure fuel companies to divert supplies where they’re needed, but Roger Cook says it won’t trigger Covid-style restrictions on the public.

Jessica Page

“Boardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out” with Ben Harvey.

WATCHBoardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals why being the boss of WA’s Police Union isn’t a long-term career prospect with the third president in five years facing the chop.

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton was on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Court & JusticeHusband learns fate for murdering Sharon Fulton 40 years ago

A cold case killer who murdered his wife 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, however a terminal cancer diagnosis means he could have as little as 18 months to live.

The Eagles have produced the rare feat of comebacks from 22+ points down at quarter time in their past two matches.

AFLTwice in 48 years: Eagles’ amazing ‘comeback kings’ feat

In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast achieving a comeback feat achieved only four times before in AFL/VFL history, and more stats and facts on our WA clubs!

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Anzac Day ServiceDigger carries on his family’s generational service

Bob Garnant

RetailColes to hike prices of household staple as war costs bite

Cheyanne Enciso

Wongawol/Carnegie aggregation along the Gunbarrel Highway hits the market.

GUNBARREL HIGHWAY STATIONS FOR SALEThe Wongawol/Carnegie aggregation is on the market

Danielle Marsland

Shire of West Arthur president Karen Harrington calls for urgent communication and planning improvements after a spate of power outages in the district.

Power failure Continuous power outages prompt rural shire’s desperate call

Hannah Whitehead

CNBC newsWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

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.

Yun Li

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

EnergyWhat an Iran blockade will look like and how it will be done

The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.

Garrett Downs

This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province.

CNBC newsIran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian financial crisis

The question now is how long the shock lasts and whether the physical energy shortage can be resolved before the economic damage spirals out of control.

Anniek Bao and Lee Ying Shan

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla.

CNBC newsElon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO as part of lawsuit

Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month.

Lora Kolodny