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  1. So many choicesPremiumPunny treats offered to voters: Albacheesy or Jacqui lamington?

  2. TRACEABILITY AND BIOSECURITYPremiumLivestock bodies call for Australia-wide eID system

  3. High bar PremiumBallidu-raised UWA student awarded law scholarship

  4. HealthPremiumRules to keep the democracy sausage safe

  5. Federal electionElection day polling place staff crisis resolved

Piping freshPremiumMulti-million-dollar water pipeline complete

Clean and reliable drinking water is now on tap in Mullalyup and Kirup with the completion of a 17km-long pipeline connecting the towns to the area’s principal scheme water.

Jacinta Cantatore

TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOSTPremiumFaster, more reliable internet in store for the Wheatbelt

Better internet coverage will be rolled out to more than 1400 households and businesses across the central Wheatbelt thanks to a $2.61 million Federal cash injection.

Adam Poulsen and Isabel Vieira

Conflict and WarMoscow ties port opening to sanctions

Moscow says if it were to heed a UN appeal to open Ukraine's Black Sea ports so grain could be exported, sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed.

Staff Writers

LIVE EXPORT DEBATEPremiumWar of words continues over plan to ban live sheep exports

The fallout has continued over Federal Labor’s plan to ban live sheep exports, with more MPs and industry players emerging from the woodwork to slam the contentious policy.

Adam Poulsen

volunteer weekFirefighter Trent Di Fulvio reflects on time with brigade

Trent Di Fulvio said the Corrigin-Shackleton bushfire was the worst the district had seen.

Isabel Vieira

Summer CroppingPremiumSummer crops survive on soil moisture alone

A South Coast cropping trial run during an unexpectedly bone dry summer has given good indication farmers can grow grazing fodder with solid biomass using soil moisture alone.

Cally Dupe

High bar PremiumPremiumBallidu-raised UWA student awarded law scholarship

A second-year law student with a passion for education in rural and remote regions has been awarded this year’s Ciara Glennon Memorial Law Scholarship at UWA.

Oat researchNew research shows oats could be suitable for coeliacs

New research showing oats could be safe for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance to eat has been heralded as an important “first step” in changing Australian food labelling laws.

Starch attractionVideoCommentsCommentsScoMo launches Perth election blitz with Spud King

Scott Morrison has begun the final day of the election race in Perth by campaigning alongside WA royalty — the Spud King.

TRACEABILITY AND BIOSECURITYPremiumLivestock bodies call for Australia-wide eID system

Livestock lobby groups are pushing for a mandatory Australia-wide electronic identification system for sheep, cattle and goats as part of a “once in a generation” bid to improve traceability.

Adam Poulsen

Barley boonPremiumAustralian Grain Technologies inks three-way partnership

Australian farmers are set to be the first in the world to access a new group one herbicide for grass weeds as part of a production system flagged to “change how barley is grown”.

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ECU executive dean resigns after shock grading allegations

The head of WA’s biggest teacher training institution has resigned after academics accused senior leaders of pressuring them to change grades so that failing students would pass.

Bethany Hiatt

Service saviour?CommentsPremium‘Must stay open’: McGowan considers Activ workshop lifeline

The McGowan government may intervene to save Activ workshops from closing, saying the sites employing more than 700 people with disability ‘need to stay open’.

Rebecca Le May and Josh Zimmerman

ongoing tensions PremiumCops explore whether ‘rival bikies’ behind home invasion

Simmering tensions between rival bikies is being probed by gang crime squad detectives as a possible motive behind an attempted home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

News

High bar PremiumBallidu-raised UWA student awarded law scholarship

Staff Reporter

TRACEABILITY AND BIOSECURITYPremiumLivestock bodies call for Australia-wide eID system

Adam Poulsen

TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOSTPremiumFaster, more reliable internet in store for the Wheatbelt

Adam Poulsen and Isabel Vieira

LIVE EXPORT DEBATEPremiumWar of words continues over plan to ban live sheep exports

Adam Poulsen

Grain

Summer CroppingPremiumSummer crops survive on soil moisture alone

Cally Dupe

Oat researchNew research shows oats could be suitable for coeliacs

Cally Dupe

Barley boonPremiumAustralian Grain Technologies inks three-way partnership

Cally Dupe

IPOsWet weather has been great for GrainCorp

Derek Rose

Livestock

TRACEABILITY AND BIOSECURITYPremiumLivestock bodies call for Australia-wide eID system

Adam Poulsen

LIVE EXPORT DEBATEPremiumWar of words continues over plan to ban live sheep exports

Adam Poulsen

WORKER SHORTAGEPremiumAbattoir backlog adds to farmers’ frustrations

Adam Poulsen

‘CUMBERSOME REGULATIONS’PremiumSheep body calls for better access to agvet chemicals

Adam Poulsen

Wool

Wool Collection PremiumThe Woolmark Company joins forces with Sportscraft

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Wool Industry Australian Wool Innovation’s financial health strong

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MURESK EXPANSIONPremiumMuresk Institute undergoes $9.1m upgrade

Adam Poulsen

shipping sagaPremiumAustralian wool exports could be disrupted for a year

Shannon Verhagen

Politics

Starch attractionVideoCommentsScoMo launches Perth election blitz with Spud King

Peter Law and Kimberley Caines

Federal politicsPremium‘Rubbish’: Barnaby’s fury at slush fund claim

Ashleigh Gleeson

FIRST ON SCENEPremiumTruckies need more emergency training, study finds

Adam Poulsen

Federal election Federal Labor unveils agriculture policies

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Machinery

MURESK EXPANSIONPremiumMuresk Institute undergoes $9.1m upgrade

Adam Poulsen

Farm Machinery AMAZONE posts record sales result thanks to innovation

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Autonomous Sprayer PremiumJohn Deere forms joint venture for autonomous sprayers

Staff Reporter

John DeerePremiumJohn Deere focused on driving improvements in ag data

Bob Garnant

Field Days

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day PremiumBrand new Olive Festival to launch at Gidgegannup

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Gidgegannup Small Farm Field DayPremiumLife on the land at Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day

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Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day Miniature Herefords bring large-scale joy

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Gidgegannup Small Farm Field DayBushfire risk and fire-friendly gardens a hot topic

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Horticulture

Vale John PremiumVale John: WA-based apple variety developer remembered

Cally Dupe and Holly Hales

Nuffield Australia PremiumWA’s Nuffield Scholars prepare to travel the world

Cally Dupe

Bargaining powerPremiumWebsite to help horticulturalists ‘strike fairer deal’

Shannon Verhagen

Lasting legacyCommentsPremiumWA stalwart behind Pink Lady apple dies

Holly Hales

Finance & Markets

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPrices weaken as demand falls

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Abattoir backlog a worry for producers

Rob Kelly

Live exportPremiumSheep shipping ban could make WA industry ‘unsustainable’

Adam Poulsen

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumPressure mounts on lamb prices

Rob Kelly

Opinion

OPINION PremiumRail is part of the grain freight solution

John Hassell

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‘Catastrophic’CommentsPremium
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Morrison’s NDIS cuts triggered Activ closures: Shorten

Bill Shorten

OPINIONA letter to all Australian politicians about grain on rail

Bob Iffla and Trevor De Landgrafft

OPINIONPremiumFarmers deserve to know WA Labor and CBH’s Tier 3 stance

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Country Communities

High bar PremiumBallidu-raised UWA student awarded law scholarship

Staff Reporter

TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOSTPremiumFaster, more reliable internet in store for the Wheatbelt

Adam Poulsen and Isabel Vieira

Everlasting MagnetEverlasting seeds sent out

Jessica Moroney

SHOCK CLOSUREPremiumHistoric Greenbushes timber mill closes its doors

Adam Poulsen, Kate Purnell & Amy Johnston