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Sheep DetectivesWA sheep industry fears high tariffs from US investigation

The Western Australian sheep industry fears exports to the United States could be slapped with tariffs as high as 50 per cent if Donald Trump backs an investigation into the eroding profitability of US sheep.

Georgia Campion

The WA sheep industry fears imports into the US could be slapped with tariffs up to 50 per cent if an investigation is successful.

WA Meat Marketing Co-operative’s Coll MacRury.

Sheep Industry‘Treacherous’ results for WAMMCO amid short supply

Georgia Campion

A delay in phosphine limits has been welcomed by the grains industry.

PhosphineGrains industry welcomes phosphine delay to 2029

WA’s grains industry has welcomed the State Government’s decision to delay phosphine limits but have warned against complacency as it begins to sort a solution before the 2029 deadline.

Georgia Campion

Danielle Munn, founder of 1000 Hives, is proud of the project's first beehives in an apple orchard. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

AgricultureBeehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads

A severe shortage of bees has kicked off an initiative to build a thousand hives as a deadly parasite threatens to wipe out the wild pollinators.

Luke Lay

Four western director positions are available in the GrainGrowers' national policy group.

shape the futureWA grain growers encouraged to join national policy board

WA grain growers are being encouraged to represent their peers at the GrainGrowers’ policy table to ensure the State is adequately represented in the organisation’s advocacy work.

Melissa Pedelty

WA Industrial Relations Minister Simone McGurk has announced a three-year delay to the implementation of new workplace expsoure limits for phosphine.

Workplace Exposure LimitsPhosphine exposure limits extended by three years

The State Government has bowed to industry pressure and extended the deadlines for new phosphine workplace exposure limits by three years, but have excluded grain dust limits from the delay.

Georgia Campion

Some farmers in the Mid West region have reported crop losses of up to 50 per cent.

mouse plagueMillions have been spent in Mid West to tackle mouse plague

Farmers in Mingenew and surrounds are reporting crop losses of up to 50 per cent because of persistently high levels of mouse activity.

Melissa Pedelty

DeLaval country sales manager Ben Foster said WA farmers were not frightened to take on new technology.

automationRobots become normal for WA’s “progressive” dairy farmers

Dairy technology experts say robotic dairies have become the norm in WA because of farmers’ “progressive nature”, with many farmers already looking at the next level of automation.

Melissa Pedelty

Dr Brenton Leske was a key speaker at the 2026 Dale Frost Research Field Day.

frost on my mindWA researchers tackle major challenge for grain farmers

WA researchers are tackling frost, a challenge that costs grain growers hundreds of millions of dollars a year in lost production and quality

Zoetis senior sales representative Ben Fletcher, WAMMCO chair Bill O'Keeffe, producer of the year Greg Cavanagh of Quindanning, and WAMMCO chief executive Coll MacRury. The WAMMCO 2026 AGM was held in Katanning on October 15.

Top GongQuindanning sheep farmer named WAMMCO Producer of the Year

A Quindanning sheep farmer has taken home the Producer of the Year title at the Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative’s annual general meeting.

Sheep Industry‘Treacherous’ results for WAMMCO amid short supply

WA’s major meat marketing co-operative has revealed it suffered a more than $20 million pre-tax loss last financial year and warned the market must restabilise.

Rural Regional and Remote Women’s Network chief executive Kendall Galbraith.

OPINIONOpinion: The RRR Network’s 30-year legacy

Access to healthcare, childcare, housing, digital connectivity, workforce participation and leadership opportunities continue to affect regional communities, writes Kendall Galbraith.

Kendall Galbraith

Sheep DetectivesWA sheep industry fears high tariffs from US investigation

Georgia Campion

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Lawsuit against WA tourism operator sensationally dismissed

Chelsea Cortese was suing Avanova Pty Ltd in the WA District Court, more than seven years after she was injured in a helicopter crash, piloted by Troy Thomas, off Raft Point in 2019.

Jessica Evensen

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici told The Sunday Times that rising interest rates and major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

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Expert’s huge prediction for 2027 Perth property prices

New REIWA president Rob Mandanici said that rising interest rates along with major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were having a big impact on property prices.

Joe Spagnolo

A Gosnells father whose home was peppered with more than 20 bullets in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight has recounted how “god” saved him and his children from death.

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LISTEN: The moment Perth home is peppered with bullets

A Gosnells man whose home was peppered with more than 20 bullets in a suspected drive-by shooting overnight has recounted how ‘God saved him’ and his children from death.

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Gambling company links to 259km/h McLaren stunt accused

The accused speedster charged with driving a sports car at 259km/h in the South West has been identified as the co-founder of a gambling software company who posts online about his purported wealth.

Caleb Runciman and Rose Patane

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WA man Revel Downing, 58 died in a plane crash in NSW on Friday. It is understood Mr Downing was a member of the Sport Aircraft Builders Club of WA, alongside the 63-year-old man who died in the crash. Unknown

WA NEWSTragedy as Perth man killed in NSW plane crash identified

The identity of a Perth man who died alongside his friend in a plane crash shortly after take-off in NSW has been revealed.

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CourtMMA coach, gym owner accused of violent crimes begs for bail

A Geraldton MMA coach and gym owner — who has previously run self-defence classes for women — has pleaded his case for bail after being charged will multiple violent offences, including choking.

Sam Wood is being held at Wolston Correctional Centre under a safety order following his arrest.

Fitness guruInside Sam Wood’s high-security jail housing notorious crims

It’s the correctional facility home to some of the country’s most feared rapists and murderers. It’s now also the residence of fitness guru Sam Wood.

A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

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frost on my mindWA researchers tackle major challenge for grain farmers

Melissa Pedelty

WAFarmers chief executive Trevor Whittington said the full impact of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act reforms would be hard to predict.

uncertainty aheadFarmers in the dark on EPBC Act reform impact

Melissa Pedelty

WAFarmers chief executive Trevor Whittington, pictured at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days.

maintain the brigadeWAFarmers lament the lack of ongoing support

Melissa Pedelty

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s South Perth office pictured on Monday.

New HomePlans to set up multimillion-dollar DPIRD HQ in Malaga

Georgia Campion

CNBC newsAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

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China’s central bank has bought gold for 23 straight months, and the country is importing more of the precious metal than ever.

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CNBC news2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

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The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

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Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

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