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CATTLE DONORSMeet the Williams Campdraft’s volunteers and cattle donors

As riders competed against the clock to guide cattle around the pegs in the annual Williams Campdraft, there were plenty of volunteers working behind the scenes to keep the event running smoothly

Rebecca Nadge

Daniel Patten, Sue Paterson and Andries Visagie were all assisting in the yards at the 2026 Williams Campdraft.

Gingin Anzac Day commemoration service co-ordinator Ian Griffiths.

Anzac Day ServiceDigger carries on his family’s generational service

Bob Garnant

Allegria Park Angus stud co-principal Andrew Kuss will retire his position as Angus Australia WA director.

Angus Australia electionTwo WA Angus stalwarts vie for Angus director role

Angus Australia’s director election process is now under way with two WA nominees seeking positions for various positions on the two ballots.

Bob Garnant

Harvest Road CEO Harvey Gaynor, Tattarang CEO John Hartman, Harvest Road COO Daniel Briggs, and Haarslev Australia New Zealand general manager Paul Martin. Harvest Road officially opened their new beef rendering facility in Harvey on Tuesday, April 21.

Beef ChainSouth West rendering facility from Harvest Road opened

A new Harvest Road state-of-the-art rendering facility in Harvey has been officially opened after more than 18 months of construction.

Georgia Campion

Celebrating the commercial heifers that shone the most is Irene Neville, Gingin Hiefer Competition coordinator David Roe, Caleb McCallum, 14, Steve Neville, and Meagan McCallum.

Gingin Heifer CompetitionGingin heifers display upmost quality of the region

The 42nd Gingin Heifer Competition featured some outstanding future breeders again since establishing the benchmark for its trademark of quality out of one of the most well-renowned cattle regions in WA.

Bob Garnant

YOUR PICS Your pictures from the farm

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

Danielle Marsland

Chris Johnson, Anne and John Stanley, Lara Johnson and her children Aurora and Aston Johnson at Chestnut Brae, Nannup.

AGRITOURISM ACADEMYNannup local gives leg-up to agritourism business hopefuls

A Nannup local who travelled the world as a kid with her famous horticultural expert dad and helped her parents build a award-winning farmstay has launched an agritourism academy to help give farmers a leg up.

Danielle Marsland

CATTLE DONORSMeet the Williams Campdraft’s volunteers and cattle donors

As riders competed against the clock to guide cattle around the pegs in the annual Williams Campdraft, there were plenty of volunteers working behind the scenes to keep the event running smoothly

Rebecca Nadge

With the record $24,000 top-priced bull, Biara 4056 (PP), is Nutrien Livestock agent Richard Keach, Luke Kanny, Biara Santa Gertrudis stud co-principal Glenn Hasleby, and buyer Jason Kanny, of Bonegilla Grazing in Walkaway.

Biara bull saleBiara Santa Gertrudis bulls top at record $24,000

The Hasleby family’s Biara Santa Gertrudis Bull Sale at Northampton raised the bar with a featured homebred sire setting the benchmark with a first-drop son selling to a new stud record price of $24,000.

Angus Australia electionTwo WA Angus stalwarts vie for Angus director role

Angus Australia’s director election process is now under way with two WA nominees seeking positions for various positions on the two ballots.

Fertiliser SupplyFertiliser supplies chased by Fed Govt, fertiliser giants

Further fertiliser supplies are continuing to be chased by the Federal Government for Australia’s growers during the critical seeding window as the conflict in the Middle East fluctuates

Regional Men's Health Initiative community educator Michael Kaufman at the Muchea Livestock Centre.

TALK IT THROUGHPromoting mens’ health and wellbeing at saleyards

It’s mid-morning at the Muchea Livestock Centre store cattle sale and Michael Kaufman has spoken to dozens of people about a simple message: before it all gets too much, talk to a mate.

Rebecca Nadge

Dairy StrikesBrownes workers walk off job in second strike

Brownes workers are gearing up for a second round of strikes after negotiations with the Transport Workers Union turned hostile after last month’s strike over wages and job security

Georgia Campion

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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’.

Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher at the company’s AGM in Adelaide last week.

Oil & GasSantos restructure forces Perth staff to relocate

Leaked email reveals staff from WA will be forced to move interstate as the oil and gas company restructures to cut costs.

Paul-Alain Hunt and Keira Wright

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.

Josh Kempton

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Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion only months after leaving Perth for London to take up a new gig as CEO of BP.

Brooke Rolfe

Dayne Brajkovich outside Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticeBikie Brajkovich fights charge over Raiders singlet ban

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“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.

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CATTLE DONORSMeet the Williams Campdraft’s volunteers and cattle donors

Rebecca Nadge

TALK IT THROUGHPromoting mens’ health and wellbeing at saleyards

Rebecca Nadge

Dairy StrikesBrownes workers walk off job in second strike

Georgia Campion

Anzac Day ServiceDigger carries on his family’s generational service

Bob Garnant

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.

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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.

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