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Funding SlashedGGA stunned by total funding cut from State Government

The Grower Group Alliance is reeling from a complete funding cut from the State Government in the latest Budget, a move that chief executive Rikki Foss says is “surprising” and “disappointing”.

Georgia Campion

Grower Group Alliance chief executive officer Rikki Foss.

Regional Finance Hub director Sarah Lang said robotic dairying could be the way to preserve WA’s declining milk pool and secure the future of the local industry.

the way forwardRobotic dairying can have huge financial benefits

Melissa Pedelty

Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites will be used to deliver better broadband for some regions. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetAmazon technology tapped for regional broadband boost

Bush advocates have welcomed a new deal to use a tech giant's satellite network to boost NBN speeds in regional and rural areas.

Alex Mitchell

WA Farm Direct commercialisation manager Sean Engelbrecht

Apple TradeBravo apples debut in United States as Soluna

Locally grown Bravo apples have hit US grocery shelves following the inaugural shipment of the internationally-branded Soluna apples.

Georgia Campion

The Wesfarmers faithful pack the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre for last year’s annual general meeting.

ManufacturingWesfarmers becomes first WA company to crack $100b value

Shares in the Bunnings and Kmart owner have outraced analyst forecasts, putting on 24 per cent in 2025 to nearly triple the ASX200’s gain of 8.4 per cent.

Sean Smith

Australian Wool Innovation chair Jock Laurie.

Future of woolWool growers can help shape AWI by becoming shareholders

Australian Wool Innovation is urging wool growers to become shareholders so they can have a say in the upcoming board elections.

Melissa Pedelty

Merino ewe with twins on tall edible pasture that provides shelter for increased lambing survival.

Edible shelterEdible shelter research aimed at increasing lamb survival

Lamb survivability remains a challenge for producers with 30 per cent of lambs born most likely to die before marking, costing the Australian industry $1 billion every year.

Bob Garnant

OPINIONAustralia’s read meat outlook is brighter than you think

A sharp lift in lamb prices, strengthening global demand, and signs of recovery across key markets suggest that red meat could be on the cusp of a major upswing.

Richard Brimblecombe

The plane after the mid-air scare. Inset: Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson.

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Plane carrying key WA minister makes emergency landing

A senior State Government minister has been caught-up in a mid-air drama, with his plane forced to make an emergency landing in the Mid West.

Kendenup resident Dave Williams is looking forward to see the Kendenup Town Hall as an intimate venue in the Festival of Small Halls.

SMALL HALL REVIVEDMusic festival reignites Kendenup Hall as town’s heartbeat

The chair of the Kendenup Town Hall committee says an upcoming folk music festival is the “perfect launching pad” to celebrate and raise awareness of the integrity of town halls to rural communities.

WAFarmers Dairy Conference Dairy Export Markets panellists. Pictured: Dairy Australia trade manager Catherine Taylor, Harvey River Estate owner Kevin Sorgiovanni, Bannister Downs managing director Sue Daubney, Jas-Australia managing director Jason Radford, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development principal business development manager Terry Burnage and Western Australia Dairy Industry Working Group chair Brad Weir.

untapped potentialWA dairy’s export future hinges on volume and unity

Dairy experts say the WA industry needs to make the most of available export opportunities but milk volumes and the financial capacity of dairy farmers are the biggest barriers to success.

Maintenance and electrical workers at CBH’s Kwinana Grain Terminal will strike on Friday over stalled EBA negotiations with the grain handling giant.

Grain StrikeCBH workers to strike over stalled EBA negotiations

CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal will strike against WA’s largest grain handler on Friday over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.

Georgia Campion

Merinotech WA is a trait leader for weaning rate, with the nucleus flock and ram breeding centre Marbarrup achieving scanning percentages of 138 and 146 per cent this year.

Merinotech WAMerinotech WA pushes science-based performance

Scotts Brook-based Merinotech WA stud’s objective is to breed high-performance, dual-purpose sheep with industry-leading carcase, reproduction and wool traits.

Bob Garnant

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On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

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Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

Local members of the National Socialist Network took to a road bridge above the Kwinana Freeway earlier this month.

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Perth neo-nazis probed over Kwinana Freeway protest

A group of masked neo-nazis are being investigated by police after they staged a protest on a Perth freeway calling for ‘mass deportation’.

Caleb Runciman

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WA Year 12s who achieve D grades will still be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school under a reform to impact students from this year.

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A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a Mandurah shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe roof damage.

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A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe damage.

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Plane carrying key WA minister makes emergency landing

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SMALL HALL REVIVEDMusic festival reignites Kendenup Hall as town’s heartbeat

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untapped potentialWA dairy’s export future hinges on volume and unity

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Grain StrikeCBH workers to strike over stalled EBA negotiations

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CNBC newsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

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CNBC newsMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

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Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC news‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

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CNBC newsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

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