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shear excitement‘The future of wool is bright’ says WA industry professional

Feedback from the China Industry Discovery Tour organised by the West Australian Wool Collective has been overwhelmingly positive and many have reported a renewed sense of excitement and faith in the industry.

Melissa Pedelty

West Australian Wool Collective China industry discovery tour participants.

Canola SwingWA growers swinging into canola and away from wheat

Georgia Campion

WoolProducers Australia chief executive Jo Hall.

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

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

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.

Georgia Campion

Culling PetitionPetition tabled to halt DPIRD feral deer culls

A petition to halt the culling of feral deer has landed in the State Government’s lap over the drop and rot policy and excessive hourly costs billed to taxpayers.

Georgia Campion

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

Bendigo Bank manager Darren Bennett and branch manager Rachael Nicholls congratulated Tasman Rural beef producers Alex and Mark Thomas for their overall Gate 2 Plate Challenge win, with Challenge president Wayne Mitchell pleased with the results. Amy Towers

Gate 2 Plate ChallengeFirst-time winners take top prize at Gate 2 Plate Challenge

A Mundijong beef cattle enterprise has been sashed overall winner in WA’s largest feedlot competition, marking the first time the operation has claimed the top prize.

Bob Garnant

Royal Agricultural Society of WA's president Anne Stroud at the 2025 Perth Royal Show.

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RASWA appoints first female president in nearly 200 years

WA’s Royal Agricultural Society has appointed Donnybrook farmer Anne Stroud as its first female president in the association’s nearly 200-year history.

Georgia Campion

Canola SwingWA growers swinging into canola and away from wheat

Crops across most of the State’s grain-growing areas have been freshened up by recent rainfall, with much of WA’s crop sprouting out of paddocks.

shear excitement‘The future of wool is bright’ says WA industry professional

Countryman Finance & MarketsPeace deal sends Australian shares 1.25 per cent higher

Despite few details of the interim agreement being disclosed, the S&P-ASX200 jumped 1.25 per cent to 8914 points as oil retreated, gold gained and seven of the market’s 11 sectors finished in the green.

Fresh Markets Australia has lodged a supplementary submission to the independent review of the Horticulture Code of Conduct, following further consultation on proposed code reforms.

Code reformHorticulture Code reform must keep workable trading options

The Horticulture Code reform must improve clarity, confidence and compliance while keeping workable trading options available, says a national body.

Rebecca Nadge

The project involved running 827 shorn Merino wether lambs on 250ha of lupin stubble at Tambellup at the end of January.

Stubble trialStubble grazing’s role in lamb supply chain

The Tambellup community has netted $20,000 following a two-month trial, which also demonstrated the potential profits from finishing or backgrounding lambs on stubble.

Rebecca Nadge

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PropertyBuilders no longer required for sheds, garages under $50K

Sheds, garages and car ports costing less than $50,000 will no longer need to be done by a registered builder from July, under changes made by the State Government.

Kim Macdonald

West Coast Eagles forward Malakai Champion will front the WAFL Tribunal.

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Eagle sent to WAFL Tribunal for blowing nose on opponent

West Coast forward Malakai Champion will front the WAFL tribunal after being charged with serious misconduct for allegedly blowing his nose on an opponent in the club’s win over Swan Districts.

Samantha Rogers

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham has opened up about his life as a violent bikie before finding a path to peace.

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The dark childhood secret behind ex-bikie’s life of crime

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham, the bullet-riddled bikie left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a falling out with his gang, is taking his first steps on the road to redemption.

Ben Harvey

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Major development years after dodgy dentist’s sudden death

Australia’s corporate regulator has granted funding for an investigation into the financial affairs of a Perth dental business in which millions of dollars of patients’ deposits were misused.

John Flint

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Teachers from a prominent Perth high school are calling for the number of days students spend at school each year to be slashed, arguing it could even improve academic performance.

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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

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RASWA appoints first female president in nearly 200 years

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DNA REVEALSThe tool giving farmers a biodiversity snapshot

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Woolorama poultry steward Keven Nordstrom and his father Ted hold some of the family's bantams.

King’s Birthday HonoursAg industry figures awarded in King’s Birthday Honours list

Georgia Campion, Craig Duncan, Melissa Sheil and Imogen Wilson

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

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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.

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