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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.

Georgia Campion

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.

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

end of an eraFarmers’ Own milk brand to end in July 2027

Grant Family Dairy Farm has supplied milk to Woolworths for its Farmers’ Own milk brand since it was established in October 2014, but that will soon change.

Melissa Pedelty

OPINIONOpinion: A fair share of the catch

“Back in December I wrote in these pages that the Cook Government’s cuts to commercial and recreational fishing weren’t really about fisheries management,” writes Trevor Whittington.

Trevor Whittington

Indian delegates at the Elders Ravenhill Facility. Pictured: WoolProducers Australian general manager Adam Dawes, Ashok Kumar Surana from Wool India, Elders national manager of wool operations Simon Hogan and Vishwas Surana from Wool India.

marketsIndian wool processing business sets sights on Australia

An Indian wool processing business has made a trip to Australia to explore expanded Merino opportunities

Melissa Pedelty

The National Farmers’ Federation has called for immediate action on mobile roaming regulations to ensure the safety of all Australians.

act nowNFF welcomes ACCC’s mobile services inquiry

A leading farming industry group is calling for the Federal Government to immediately mandate mobile roaming rather than wait for the results of a 12-month inquiry.

Melissa Pedelty

Retired Meekatharra pastoralist Raelene Hall has warned of the threat to WA’s and the NT's cattle industry if a petition to ban all live exports in Australia is successful when tabled in Federal Parliament next month.

Trade ThreatCattle industry under threat from live export ban petition

A Meekatharra pastoralist has warned WA’s Top End could suffer greatly if a petition to ban all live exports is successfully tabled in Federal Parliament next month.

Georgia Campion

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.

Melissa Pedelty

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

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.

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

Carbon fearsWA farmers fear carbon projects taking over farmland

WA farmers are growing more concerned agricultural land is being locked up for carbon projects but experts believe there is a different way of looking at the growing industry.

Melissa Pedelty

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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

Ed Allan is yet to have an extension to his contract beyond the end of the season publicly announced.

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Out-of-contract Allan’s view on negotiations with Magpies

With Collingwood reportedly waiting until this month to open contract negotiations with improved midfielder Ed Allan, the WA product has spoken to The West Australian on the prospect of a new deal.

Josh Kempton

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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.

Kim Macdonald

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.

Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

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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

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