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Lamb LegalSheep sector mounts legal defence for US trade investigation

Australia’s lamb industry is “disappointed” by the United States’ decision to launch an investigation into lamb imports, joining forces with the Federal Government to mount a legal defence

Georgia Campion

Australia’s sheep industry is under more pressure.

Culling RoundWA on its way to wiping out feral deer population

Georgia Campion

Australian Wool Exchange released its Q4 update on July 10. Pictured: Chief executive Charlie McElhone.

end-of-year reportAustralian Wool Exchange releases optimistic Q4 report

The Australian Wool Exchange has ended the financial year with the release of an optimistic outlook on the future of the wool industry.

Melissa Pedelty

Where The Rain Goes documentary behind the scenes.

the art of scienceWA Wheatbelt showcased in award-winning documentary

Perth filmmaker's documentary based in the WA Wheatbelt won a youth film award on Saturday.

Melissa Pedelty

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz exposed the effects on global supply chains.

OpinionOpinion: Resilience the new return on investment

The Strait of Hormuz may have technically reopened, but its brief closure exposed a much bigger question for WA’s regional businesses.

Rory Kennard

Queensland grower Peter Wilson says pulse crops, including chickpeas, can feed prisons, hospitals, aged care and the defence industry.

Pulse GamePulse crops could provide a win-win for markets, nutrition

A leading pulse grower has urged for a diversification of targeted markets for the legume crop, suggesting a focus on institutional food systems worth up to $50 billion a year across Australia.

Georgia Campion

Grain products will now be exported from the Mid West Port through the new partnerhsip.

Grain exportsMid West Ports, Plum Grove enter grain export partnership

Mid West Ports and Plum Grove Logistics have joined forces in a milestone move to export grain products from Geraldton and bolster the capacity of WA farmers.

Imogen Wilson

Lamb LegalSheep sector mounts legal defence for US trade investigation

Australia’s lamb industry is “disappointed” by the United States’ decision to launch an investigation into lamb imports, joining forces with the Federal Government to mount a legal defence

Georgia Campion

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards: Sheep supply challenge

Much of the debate surrounding the WA sheep industry has centred on breeding ewe numbers

DPIRD senior research scientist Dr Kithsiri Jayasena examines scald infected inoculum at Albany.

Barley scald field dayResearch into increased barley scald actions field day

Great Southern grain growers at risk of foliar disease barley scald are encouraged to attend an upcoming field day near Tenterden.

West Australian Wool Collective to host two major Chinese wool processing companies, Jinmeng and Tongwei.

industry eventTwo of China’s leading wool processors set to visit WA

An independent wool collective will host two of China’s leading wool processors in interactive information sessions next month.

New ?Zealand has recorded its first case ?of H5N1 bird flu. (EPA PHOTO)

Countryman LivestockNew Zealand reports first H5N1 bird flu case

The first New Zealand case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in a migratory seabird found on a beach, weeks after the virus was detected in Australia.

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LambEx AMPC Carcase Showcase measured 5300 carcases with results producing the first Australia Meat Standards Sheepmeat Index values to encourage producers to include eating quality into their breeding objectives.

LambEx Carcase ShowcaseMSA Sheepmeat Index leads the way at LambEx

Data analysis from the world’s largest sheep carcase showcase has revealed the Australian lamb industry must take a more balanced approach to improving eating quality while maintaining lean meat yield

Bob Garnant

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Brad Gandy Australian Workers Union WA State Secretary.

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‘I won’t listen to Cook’: Union leader striking against BHP

The senior Labor figure spearheading historic strikes against BHP has told Premier Roger Cook and any other political colleagues hoping for an end to the militant industrial action to get stuffed.

Adrian Rauso and Oliver Lane

Dr Christian Jack Joseph, 26, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.

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Freo death accused showed jiu-jitsu choke moves in video

The friend group of a Perth doctor charged over an alleged choke-hold death after an altercation in Fremantle on Saturday morning say they have been left completely stunned after he was thrown behind bars.

Caleb Runciman and Brooke Rolfe

Jonathan Masih has spoken out about illegal cab drivers.

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Perth’s dodgy taxi scam exploiting West Aussies exposed

WA’s taxi industry has been overrun by a sophisticated network of temporary immigrants who are working illegally for companies which are ripping off customers with inflated fares.

Ben Harvey

Shocking footage of what appears to be a security guard choking a mental health patient at Kalgoorlie Health Campus has surfaced.

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Shocking footage surfaces of patient choked at WA hospital

Alarming vision of a security guard appearing to use a choke-hold and forcibly restrain a hospital patient has surfaced.

Cain Andrews

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In a remarkable twist of fate, the two found one another on a red dusty road near Beacon, 12 days after the backpacker went missing.

WA NewsHow saving backpacker Carolina changed WA farmer’s life

New details reveal how a local livestock farmer accidentally stumbled across a German backpacker 12 days after she went missing, triggering an international search and rescue mission.

Zosia Melanczuk

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Freo death accused showed jiu-jitsu choke moves in video

Caleb Runciman and Brooke Rolfe

Christian Jack Joseph, 26, is accused of killing a 63-year-old man who was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Courts and CrimeYoung Perth doctor accused of killing man in Fremantle

A young doctor has been charged with manslaughter after a 63-year-old was found unresponsive on a Fremantle street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A senior Taiwanese official released an image of the apparent flight path of the Chinese submarine launched ballistic missile, showing the warhead hitting waters near Tuvalu and Nauru.

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China’s spy ship operation before missile test exposed

Maritime data compiled for The Nightly has revealed at least four hi-tech Chinese satellite tracking vessels were deployed to the region in the days leading up to Beijing’s missile test.

Courts & JusticeFIFO worker allegedly had 20,000 child abuse images, videos

Police have revealed more than 20,000 images and videos of child exploitation material have yet to be categorised as part of investigations into a 33-year-old FIFO worker.

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industry eventTwo of China’s leading wool processors set to visit WA

Melissa Pedelty

Culling RoundWA on its way to wiping out feral deer population

Georgia Campion

A water coalition has urged the State Government to strongly reconsider a “blanket ban” on new surface water licences in the Kimberley under the latest Fitzroy-Derby River draft management plan.

Without A PaddleWater coalition urges for river plan reconsideration

Georgia Campion

GRDC general manager applied research, development and extension Craig Baillie said the NGN open call was a collaborative approach where GRDC partnered with grassroots organisations to deliver solutions to known issues for Australian grain growers.

grower prioritiesGRDC are seeking projects that address priority issues

Melissa Pedelty

TechnologyGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li