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Market UpdateFarmers warned of above average fert costs for next crop

Fertiliser suppliers have urged farmers to put their orders in early for next year’s winter crop as global supply disruptions continue to affect the market, with prices to remain elevated above average.

Georgia Campion

Whitfert WA sales manager Phil Brooks and CSBP sales strategy and reliability manager Ben Sudlow.

Rhys Muir, Ash Geue and Alex Weinress of AGX Drone Distributors with the DJI Agras T100.

Drones in demandMouse plague, diesel uncertainty boosts ag drone sales

Rebecca Nadge

GRDC managing director Nigel Hart and chair Sharon Starick at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days.

New platformGRDC launch one-stop-shop for soils research

Australia’s leading grains research organisation is investing $7.4 million in a new online platform intended to be the one-stop shop for decades worth of soils research and knowledge.

Melissa Pedelty

Swan Valley residents are feeling hopeful there will be action on flooding issues.

With a paddleSwan Valley residents ‘jubilant’ after meeting on flooding

Swan Valley residents have walked away from a meeting with the Deputy Premier feeling “jubilant” after years of protesting increasing flooding as a result of neighbouring housing developments.

Georgia Campion

WA processed almost one in six sheep slaughtered in Australia over the past year.

lamb-tasticABS stats shows WA’s significant role in the supply chain

WA is playing a large role in Australia’s sheepmeat supply chain, processing almost one in six sheep slaughtered in Australia over the past year

Melissa Pedelty

CBH has marked its first bulk shipment of oats from the Port of Esperance.

Bulky rideCBH marks milestone bulk oats shipment from Esperance

WA’s largest grain handler has shipped its first bulk oat shipment to China from Esperance as demand for the cereal grows on the global market.

Georgia Campion

Consolidated Pastoral Company will be actively involved in the establishment of the new livestock method under the Australian carbon credit unit scheme.

bring it onNew livestock carbon method will take 30 months to complete

One of Australia’s largest privately owned cattle producers with significant landholdings in WA is eager for the new livestock method carbon credit scheme to be released as soon as possible.

Melissa Pedelty

The AWPF committee predicted a 4.4 per cent increase year-on-year in total shorn wool production in WA which committee chair Stephen Hill was driven by an increase in grower sentiment and good seasonal conditions.

ramming the trendWA leads the charge in rebuilding the wool industry

A leading forecasting body is anticipating WA to buck the national trend and have the highest wool production growth rate in the country for the 2026-27 financial year.

Melissa Pedelty

Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jessica Lingard.

Weather with youMeteorologist on the complexities of weather forecasting

A WA meteorologist has addressed frustrations with the Bureau of Meteorology over inaccurate forecasts, saying that predicting the weather and rainfall is a complex science.

Market UpdateFarmers warned of above average fert costs for next crop

Drones in demandMouse plague, diesel uncertainty boosts ag drone sales

A company that supplies agricultural drones in WA has reported significant increases in sales, with producers responding to uncertainty around fuel and a need to bait during the mouse plague.

The Growing value: Low Emissions Cropping Systems panel, including Lynne Macdonald from the CSIRO, Dr Samantha Harvie from UWA, Simon Wallwork, Bob Nixon and facilitator Oli Le Lievre from Humans of Agriculture.

CarbonProductivity outcomes tipped to drive carbon project

WA farmers presenting at a net zero forum say adoption of carbon reduction activities on farms would increase if productivity gains were proved.

Melissa Pedelty

Tony Collins, AWN, with Mia Schilling, Narrogin, Aiden Walker, Harvey, and Riley Hughes-Odgers, Cunderin, in the young judges competition at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days

YOUNG JUDGESYoung wool and sheep judges show their skills at Dowerin

There was plenty of talent on display in the ram shed at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days, with students from across WA putting their skills to the test in the young judges competition.

Rebecca Nadge

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NXT (Tec, that is, not Builds) had been linked to a world-class luxury resort nestled within Western Australia’s spectacular countryside, Chittering Manor.

Herd on the TerraceModular company collapses leaving homes unfinished

There’s a modular mess awaiting liquidators after Perth construction hopeful NXT Builds hit the wall with homes unfinished. Plus: Bitcoin bull stampedes the exit.

Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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A paraplegic criminal nicknamed ‘Hot Wheels’ has been described by a judge as an ‘unstoppable and prolific drug dealer’ before being jailed for eight years.

Caleb Runciman

An autonomous truck at a BHP Pilbara iron ore mine

MiningBHP to sack WA iron ore workers amid tech expansion

The Big Australian is swinging the axe on a chunk of its 1600-strong workforce at a massive Pilbara iron ore mine.

Adrian Rauso

Forensic officers at the house of the attack.

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Attempted murder charges laid over Warnbro home invasion

Detectives have charged four men with offences including attempted murder as part of their investigation into a terrifying Warnbro home invasion where two people were stabbed.

Caleb Runciman

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A West Australian man detained in a Thai prison after allegedly killing a teenage girl and stuffing her body into a suitcase has been receiving diplomatic support, as his estranged parents lash out.

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Health authorities have issued an urgent warning about a popular but extreme indoor fitness craze in the wake of seven people being rushed to hospital after collapsing at a Perth meet.

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Jack Murray was killed in a Geraldton car crash this week.

Road tollFamily of teenager killed in crash open up about heartbreak

The family of the latest person killed on WA roads has spoken out about their senseless loss and absolute heartbreak, saying the tragedy has “left a hole in all of our lives that can never be filled.”

Royals' Cameron Smith knocks the ball clear of Denmark-Walpole's James Charlesworth.

Strong showing Lions roar over Magpies in deciding home-and-away fixture

A cunning Royals’ gameplan has undone Denmark-Walpole and handed the Lions hosting rights for this week’s huge elimination final after they finished the GSFL season in third place on the ladder.

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing.

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Weather with youMeteorologist on the complexities of weather forecasting

Georgia Campion

Drones in demandMouse plague, diesel uncertainty boosts ag drone sales

Rebecca Nadge

CarbonProductivity outcomes tipped to drive carbon project

Melissa Pedelty

Farmers for Climate Action chief executive Verity Morgan-Schmidt said WA farmers are calling for stricter safeguard mechanism rules to force big polluters to reduce emissions at the source.

At what costFarmers want big polluters to fix their own house first

Melissa Pedelty

CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

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Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

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CNBC newsBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

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