Farmers in WA rely on live exports not because they’re clinging to a dying trade, but because it works within the unique constraints of their farming systems.
Trevor Whittington
There were many moments while huddled away in a dark room, holding or rocking or with a hand on the chest of a wriggly baby who did not want to sleep, I thought I was desperate to return to work.
Cally Dupe
From my experience, there’s a strong sense of community in regional areas - the media is an important lifeline which connects residents with relevant local news and events which directly impact their lives.
Noel Brunning
Removing live sheep exports kicks a crucial leg out from under the WA sheep industry and will cost jobs that are supported by the live export trade, like small cafes, IGAs and hairdressers.
Mark Harvey-Sutton
In the closing chapters of Parliament for 2024, the Albanese Labor Government prioritised its pursuit of short-term political gain and put in jeopardy the hard-earned savings of generations of Australians.
Dean Smith
Three things come to mind when thinking of an Australian summer. Sun, sand and Triple J’s Hottest 100.
Owen Whittle
We’ve all seen the images of micro homes, or as the Australian Tiny House Association calls them, tiny houses.
Mia Davies has declared she wants to be deputy PM as she campaigns to win the Federal seat of Bullwinkel. Obviously, the once-empty tank has had a major top up.
Joe Spagnolo
Premier Roger Cook is becoming one of the more intriguing figures in Australian politics, writes WAFarmers chief executive Trevor Whittington.
Out in the regions, farming museums are doing extraordinary work, yet they’re losing a race against time, writes WAFarmers chief executive Trevor Whittington.
Every generation has its automotive obsession, and for farmers it often revolves around a ute, writes WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington.
‘Contrary to claims on social media, I am probably more comfortable with firearms than any police minister since Vietnam veteran Graham Edwards in the early 1990s’, writes Paul Papalia.
Paul Papalia
For more than a century, the Government of WA has been tasked with ensuring rural communities have access to essential services — commitment that has held the Wheatbelt together through generations.
Agriculture has always relied on middlemen — livestock agents and ag chemical suppliers — each providing a service to farmers based in their local towns, but for how long?
In the early 1980s, a group of WA farmers grew tired of the growing disparity between the tractor prices offered by their local dealer and what American farmers were paying.
Labor’s latest attempt to shut down the Keep the Sheep campaign and protests from WA farmers is long on rhetoric and short on detail, writes Liberal MLC Steve Martin.
Steve Martin
Australian producers are hailed as some of the most tech-savvy in the world, but there’s still much more to be done to break down barriers and drive broader agtech adoption.
Harriet Mellish
It’s been three months since legislation to end live sheep exports by sea came into effect, but farmers remain in the dark about the Albanese Government’s transition plans and funding package details.
Bonnie Skinner
As Mark Twain so eloquently put it: ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics’. WA Labor gave us all three versions during debate in the Parliament recently.
Rather than my usual letter decrying the fact the rail industry isn’t illuminating their vehicles to the degree society rightfully expects, I’ve reminded myself ‘you can learn something from everybody, right?’”
Jo Jackson King
There’s been one very notable exception from Anthony Albanese’s WA cabinet roadshow this week.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
National Biosecurity Week is a timely reminder that Labor needs to explain how it will fund, support and safeguard Australia from dangerous pests and diseases, writes Nationals leader David Littleproud.
David Littleproud
It’s only a matter of time before mandatory climate reporting applies to smaller businesses such as farms, writes C-Wise chief executive Greg Watts.
Greg Watts
The most aggrieving part of Rex Airlines’ collapse is that the Albanese Government was given plenty of warning signs more had to be done to urgently support aviation competition, writes WA Senator Dean Smith.
