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Another Proposed BanPetition to ban mulesing hits Victorian Parliament

Mulesing is back in the spotlight after a petition with more than half a million signatures to outlaw the practice was presented to the Victorian Parliament.

Georgia Campion

WoolProducers Australia chief executive Jo Hall.

Scaddan grain grower Tom Curnow is planting canola, wheat, barley and oats this winter crop.

Falling CropWA crop tonnage expected to drop as yields fall

Georgia Campion

Farmers for Climate Change launched Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future on June 9.

roadmapEnergy sovereignty the goal for Australian farmers

Farmers for Climate Action are calling for the Federal Government to aid in the shift from imported fuel dependence to locally produced, lower‐cost and more resilient energy systems on Australian farms

Melissa Pedelty

WA NewsEight new planes coming to WA Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will be able to reach West Australians in need even quicker than before with a first-of-its-kind plane taking to the skies.

Claire Sadler

Kelsie Dowley and Zara Egerton-Warburton are two of the 2026 Western Australian recipients of the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship.

AG STUDENTS DREAM BIGThree WA women awarded the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship

Soil bacteria, weeds and herd diseases may not excite your average 20-something students, but for three young WA women, a chance offered by scholarship to go beyond the university books is a dream come true

Danielle Marsland

Farmer Jason hopes to find long-lasting love on Farmer Wants A Wife.

LOVE ON THE FARMPopular reality TV show Farmer Wants A Wife is back

Perth veterinarian and single mum Beth came prepared, having milked a few cows already, when matched with Coolabunia dairy farmer Jason Dunn on the new season of Farmer Wants A Wife.

Danielle Marsland

Alleged breachesWA produce companies cop $99,000 fines

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has flagged the current Horticulture Code regulations need strengthening, after two WA produce companies were fined $99,000 each for alleged breaches.

Rebecca Nadge

Chemical ReconsiderationChlorpyrifos-methyl ban faces potential reversal

Australia’s chemical watchdog and regulator is reconsidering its recent ban on chlorpyrifos-methyl, with growers welcoming the move for a public consultation.

Georgia Campion

roadmapEnergy sovereignty the goal for Australian farmers

Falling CropWA crop tonnage expected to drop as yields fall

WA’s winter crop is expected to fall short of last years’ historic grain tonnage despite a marginal increase in planted area as impacts from the Middle East conflict bite grain producers and yields fall.

Another Proposed BanPetition to ban mulesing hits Victorian Parliament

Mulesing is back in the spotlight after a petition with more than half a million signatures to outlaw the practice was presented to the Victorian Parliament.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: WA Sheep Industry Roadmap on review

The recent launch of the WA Sheep Industry Roadmap has generated considerable discussion across the sector, and rightly so.

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Craig Mostyn Group chief executive Wayne Crofts and V&V Walsh general manager Brent Dancer hosted a walk-through of the V&V Walsh Bunbury processing facilities last week.

Market expansionFreight expansion required for WA sheep sector to adapt

A prominent WA agribusiness has highlighted the need for improved port and air access as the State’s sheep industry adapts to changing markets.

Rebecca Nadge

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CrimeCops’ shocking revelation in Perth doctor’s child sex case

A western suburbs paediatrician charged with child sex offences has appeared in court, with police making a shocking revelation about more potential child victims.

Caleb Runciman

Herd on the TerraceAnything but Good Vibrations in neighbourly noise dispute

Neighbourly disputes are as Australian as koalas, imported Toyotas, and colorbond fences but there’s a particularly unique tiff under way in Osborne Park. Plus: Helium hopeful has a sinking feeling.

Cockatoo Island under its previous ownership in the 2010s.

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Historic iron ore mine faces shutdown over unpaid debts

A remote Kimberley island mining venture is facing a major State Government crackdown over unpaid iron ore royalties owed by its Hong Kong owner.

Adrian Rauso

Notorious Mongol bikie Dayne Brajkovich’s ‘f*** the police’ stunt

CRIMENotorious bikie in outrageous ‘f*** the police’ court stunt

Australia’s most recognisable bikie Dayne Brajkovich has displayed his ongoing hatred for law enforcement as he fronted court with no shoes on.

Caleb Runciman

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A KPMG boss resigned after an investigation into the handling of a whistleblower's allegations. (AAP PHOTOS)

state politicsKPMG scandal sparks urgent review of dozens of WA contracts

It has been revealed that contracts worth tens of millions of dollars are under review by the Cook Government in the wake of the KPMG whistleblower scandal.

Jessica Page

The security breach has sparked fears that there is a weapon inside Acacia Prison.

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Weapon fears after inmate tunnels under Acacia Prison fence

An inmate at WA’s Acacia Prison dug under a security fence to retrieve a smuggled package that remains missing, sparking fears among staff that a weapon is now inside the facility.

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Historic iron ore mine faces shutdown over unpaid debts

A remote Kimberley island mining venture is facing a major State Government crackdown over unpaid iron ore royalties owed by its Hong Kong owner.

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Perth paediatrician’s registration suspended

A Perth developmental paediatrician who is facing child sex assault charges has had his medical registration suspended.

On what should have been an ordinary morning commute to work, Rooney Taua tragically lost his life in the Transperth bus crash at Drovers in Wanneroo.

Disaster and EmergencyBeloved husband identified as victim of Transperth bus crash

The father-of-one was on his ‘ordinary commute to work’ when the bus he was passenger on left the road and smashed into a tree.

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roadmapEnergy sovereignty the goal for Australian farmers

Melissa Pedelty

Market expansionFreight expansion required for WA sheep sector to adapt

Rebecca Nadge

This notoriously dangerous Lake Grace intersection is receiving a safety upgrade.

Road upgrade Safety upgrades at Lake Grace intersection completed by July

Amy Towers

WA NewsEight new planes coming to WA Royal Flying Doctor Service

Claire Sadler

CNBC newsHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

CNBC newsLululemon in world of pain as it waits for new CEO to start

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

Gabrielle Fonrouge

CNBC newsEven top Bitcoin buyers are bowing out amid price slump

Of the Bitcoin sold in the past 30 days, about a quarter came from investors who bought it above $US90,000.

Tanaya Macheel

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang shows the Nvidia Vera Rubin and Vera CPU during his keynote speech on Monday.

CNBC newsHow Nvidia is about to reinvent the personal computer

Nvidia is expanding its prowess to chips that will serve as the main processor for personal computers, entering an arena that’s long been ruled by Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Apple.

Katie Tarasov