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Crime & CourtsBoy ‘scared for life’ when Perth man allegedly pointed gun

Jerremy Gordon Harrington is accused of pulling a shotgun on four teenage students after they approached the car he was in to ask for a kangaroo tail.

Josephine Hingst

Jerremy Harrington leaving Geraldton Magistrates Court

Law and orderOutback Wrangler trial finally set to get under way

Lloyd Jones

Sheep Export. The Peel Feedlot. Picture Jackson Flindell The West Australian

EXPORTS PLUMMETLive sheep exports in WA drop to lowest level on record

The industry is continuing to grapple with a transition out of the trade ahead of a legislated shutdown in 2028.

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Fremantle-based Swan Wool Processors manager Paul Foley.

survival tacticsLast drinks called on WA wool to be processed in Victoria

Fremantle-based wool processor Paul Foley says the amalgamation of the last two early stage wool processors will be the start of a new era for Australian wool.

Melissa Pedelty

A revised Australian Grain Industry Code of Practice has been launched.

CODE OF PRACTICE Grain Trade Australia rolls out Code of Practice

A new online training module will help grain businesses across Australia get up to speed with updated industry standards after the launch of a revised Australian Grain Industry Code of Practice.

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Australian consumers are unlikely to see US beef on their local supermarket shelves with Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi saying they have "no plans" to stock non-locally sourced beef.

No BeefUS beef spurned by Aussie supermarket giants

Australia’s major supermarkets and fast food chains have no plans to stock beef from Canada or Mexico and slaughtered in the US, despite the Albanese Government lifting a long-standing import ban last month

Georgia Campion

Durack MHR Melissa Price says some rural residents are paying twice for healthcare.

OPINIONWhen the GP bill lands in your rates notice

Councils are being forced to spend millions of ratepayer dollars just to get and keep a GP in their town — meaning locals are paying once through their rates, and again when they visit the doctor.

Melissa Price

Challara 240190 will feature at the Wilkinson family's on-property ram sale with 80 Poll Merinos in the catalogue to be offered on September 18 at Badgingarra.

Challara Polls Challara Poll offering big on resilience

The Wilkinson family, of Challara Poll Merinos at Badgingarra, encourages all Merino producers to be resilient during a time of challenging market conditions.

Bob Garnant

Genetic change compounds over time with the greatest impact seen early on.

Woodyarup’s genetic worthWoodyarrup Merino and Poll Merinos pivotal in genetic gains

Most sheep producers understand the crucial role genetics play in meat and wool production, given the substantial impact genes have on important traits.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Processors’ throughput lifts

Processors nationally are running 16–17 per cent above the five-year average, indicating strong throughput and supply chain activity across the board.

Cattle ranchers in Mexico have contended with severe drought and now a new threat - screwworm. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessFlesh-eating parasite rattles Mexican cattle producers

The US has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico.

Law and orderOutback Wrangler trial finally set to get under way

Reality TV star Matt Wright will face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash in 2022.

Lloyd Jones

Atlantic Vanadium’s Windimurra project near Mt Magnet.

Rates debateCouncil in mining rates stoush vows to continue fight

The boss of a Mid West shire at the centre of a legal dispute over mining companies paying land rates says the issue is “not dead” after the State Government moved to draw up new laws that side with industry.

Kate Campbell, Rebecca Le May & Simone Grogan

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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

Rhys Bellinge is charged with manslaughter over the death of Elizabeth Pearce (left), dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to her Uber driver Muhammad Usman and driving under the influence in Dalkeith in February.

Courts & justice Doctor seen for first time behind bars since Dalkeith crash

Obstetrician Rhys Bellinge gave an abrupt two-word response when the magistrate spoke to him.

Caleb Runciman

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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

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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Shock change to ATAR grading system in WA

WA Year 12s will be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school if they achieve D grades.

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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’.

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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REVEALED: Extent of damage caused by wild WA weather

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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Escalante takes full ownership of VGW on buyout approval

Shareholder meetings for VGW Holdings held on Friday have approved a $5.05-a-share offer by an Escalante family company, with more than 91 per cent of shares voted cash in favour of the buyout

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BusinessFlesh-eating parasite rattles Mexican cattle producers

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Law and orderOutback Wrangler trial finally set to get under way

Lloyd Jones

Rates debateCouncil in mining rates stoush vows to continue fight

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A government decision has ended an effective 20-year ban on US beef coming into Australia. NewsWire / Nikki Short

US BEEF Senate blocks US beef inquiry as industry demands review

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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.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

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.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

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.

Lora Kolodny