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  1. PERTH ROYAL FOOD AWARDSCorrigin piggery cleans up at Perth Royal Food Awards

  2. Gandy Angus SalePremiumGandy Angus to offer 62 quality bulls at Boyanup saleyards

  3. Cost pressuresCommentsPremiumWhy your chicken dinner is set to get more expensive

  4. Yardstick field dayPremiumYardstick field day attracts record crowd for the science

  5. WOOLLY TIMES PremiumWool sales surge but prices dip as farmers offload sheep

SEE THE FOOTAGEVideoPremiumWATCH: Dramatic moment cops capture alleged shotgun killer

‘Turn around, face the other way — put your hands on your head. And leave them there.’ This is the moment that armed police capture an alleged shotgun killer, after the death of a man on the side of the road.

Tim Clarke and Lauren Price

Boddington RodeoPremiumSEE THE PICTURES: Boddington Lions Rodeo crowd wowed

The 47th Boddington Lions Rodeo brought a near capacity crowd of 5000 fans to the Stan Sherry arena for all the thrills and spills of the annual event.

Bob Garnant

SEE THE PICTURESFarmer on Your Plate celebrates another ‘amazing’ year

Fremantle became farm central at the weekend as thousands of city folk descended on the waterfront to meet the farmers producing some of WA’s tastiest food.

Adam Poulsen

MACHINERY BOOM PremiumInterstaters keen on Muresk’s Ag Machinery Training Centre

More than 130 students are expected to make use of Muresk Institute’s new Agricultural Machinery Training Centre next year, with interstate companies keen to send trainees west to use its facilities. 

Cally Dupe

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RELIEF VALVELive sheep shipments to Saudi Arabia ‘imminent’

Farmers and live exporters are “very optimistic” the first shipment of Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia in more than a decade will set sail by the end of the year.

Adam Poulsen

INDUSTRIAL ACTIONAbattoirs brace for ‘significant disruptions’ amid strikes

Abattoirs across Australia are bracing for major disruptions this week as Government-employed meat inspectors and vets push ahead with strikes that could cause operations to “grind to a halt”.

‘ENHANCING GROWER OUTCOMES’New lupin research to boost disease resistance

Improving the disease resistance of narrow-leafed lupin and delivering improved varieties for WA growers is the focus of a new five-year research project unveiled this week.

PRICEY PROBLEMCommentsCommentsThe exorbitant cost of tackling WA pests and weeds revealed

Pests and weeds are costing West Australian farmers exorbitant prices each year in management and production loss, with WA copping it worse than almost every other State.

SEE THE PICTURESFarmer on Your Plate celebrates another ‘amazing’ year

Fremantle became farm central at the weekend as thousands of city folk descended on the waterfront to meet the farmers producing some of WA’s tastiest food.

Adam Poulsen

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‘Getting tax back’Premium
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Accused cattle rustler ‘filled up’ on stolen animals

A pastoralist accused of one of WA’s biggest cattle-rustling heists made a racist slur in a text while saying he could not ‘wait to steal’ more from an Indigenous-owned station, a court has been told.

Sarah Steger

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WATCH NOWNew WA true crime series: Vanishing Cousins

The disappearance of two teens from Scarborough Beach in 1974 remains one of Australia’s most baffling mysteries. The West’s exclusive series investigates what happened to Raelene Eaton and Yvonne Waters.

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‘Donna a victim of failed policy’: Human rights advocate

WA Indigenous woman Donna Nelson would be home and not spending her 10th month locked up in a Japanese prison if the Federal Government intervened when she was arrested, a human rights advocate says.

Kimberley Caines

‘boys’ club’PremiumPrestigious golf club in sexual harassment inquiry

Perth’s oldest and most prestigious golf club has been embroiled in an investigation of claims of bullying and sexual harassment by WA’s workplace safety regulator.

Bethany Hiatt

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‘Taliban territory’ CommentsPremium
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Perth family on dangerous quest to end child marriage

A Perth woman is raising funds urgently needed as her cousin fights to bring home his three half-siblings from Afghanistan, including a 15-year-old forced into marriage.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

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‘We expect better’CommentsPremiumNational network outage another blow to Optus’ reputation

Optus suffered another seismic reputational blow on Wednesday, with a national outage leaving millions of Australians without mobile or internet access, and even leaving some customers unable to call triple-0. 

Dylan Caporn and Cheyanne Enciso

Historical abusePremiumAppeal for witnesses of child sex abuse at Hedland school

Lawyers representing an alleged victim of historical child sex abuse at a Hedland Catholic school are appealing for information and any witnesses to come forward.

Cain Andrews

Blackwood RiverPremiumPremiumCouncil rejects neighbour’s bid to include Aboriginal name

The Shire of Boyup Brook council will not support the Bridgetown-Greenbushes council’s request to support the dual naming of the Blackwood River to include its Aboriginal name.

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‘UNSURE’ ABOUT COOKCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumHealth record sends Premier’s approval rating to new low

New polling has revealed Premier Roger Cook’s approval rating has slipped to a new low of 28 per cent, down five per cent since public opinion was last gauged in September. 

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E-cigarettes crackdown VideoCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumREVEALED: New school punishments for WA teens caught vaping

New school punishments have been revealed for WA teenagers caught vaping in a policy aimed at stamping out the scourge of e-cigarettes.

News

INDUSTRIAL ACTIONAbattoirs brace for ‘significant disruptions’ amid strikes

Adam Poulsen

PRICEY PROBLEMCommentsThe exorbitant cost of tackling WA pests and weeds revealed

Adam Poulsen

SEE THE PICTURESFarmer on Your Plate celebrates another ‘amazing’ year

Adam Poulsen

TOUGH TIMESFarmers ‘will not be hurt’ by Brownes redundancies

Adam Poulsen

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The EconomistCommentsPremiumWhat a third world war would mean for investors

THE ECONOMIST: Could financial markets once again be underpricing the risk of a global conflict? The fog of war is even thicker for investors than it is for military generals.

The EconomistCommentsPremiumHow Zuckerberg broke free of the metaverse black hole

THE ECONOMIST: Mark Zuckerberg last year performed one of the fastest pivots in tech history. Those moves reveal a lot about his leadership style. They may even end up vindicating his faith in the metaverse. 

The EconomistCommentsPremiumPity modern managers — burnt-out, distracted and overloaded

THE ECONOMIST: Corporate leadership is more daunting, but also more important, than ever.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumHere’s how to scrub your personal info from Google searches

There’s a feature in Google Search that allows you to remove your phone, email and home address from the search page. Here’s how to use it.

Jake Piazza

Grain

‘ENHANCING GROWER OUTCOMES’New lupin research to boost disease resistance

Adam Poulsen

‘Superior nutritional benefits’Oat noodles and oat rice bound for WA supermarkets

Adam Poulsen

Good cropPremiumUWA leads heat-tolerant canola research

Jessica Evensen

big commitmentCommentsBHP gives the green light to $7.7b potash expansion

Adrian Rauso

Livestock

INDUSTRIAL ACTIONAbattoirs brace for ‘significant disruptions’ amid strikes

Adam Poulsen

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Getting tax back’Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Accused cattle rustler ‘filled up’ on stolen animals

Sarah Steger

CHEAPER CUTSWoolworths slashes lamb prices for festive season

Adam Poulsen

Yardstick field dayPremiumYardstick field day attracts record crowd for the science

Wool

NEW SHIRTS PremiumThe Merino Polo goes pink to raise money for breast cancer

Cally Dupe

WOOLLY TIMES PremiumWool sales surge but prices dip as farmers offload sheep

Cally Dupe

ON THE BOARDSPremiumTrio set unofficial world record for crossbred lambs

Bob Garnant

Bioharvest demonstrationPremiumWA woolgrowers look at the bioharvest potential

Bob Garnant

Politics

PARTING WORDSPremiumOutgoing NFF president slams ‘us and them rhetoric’

Adam Poulsen

‘I WAS SURPRISED’NFF campaign blindsides Federal Ag Minister

Adam Poulsen

‘CLOSING LOOPHOLES’Farmers slam ‘radical rewrite’ of IR laws

Adam Poulsen

‘Work like hell’PremiumNew NFF vice president will continue fighting for WA farmers

Adam Poulsen

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Machinery

MACHINERY BOOM PremiumInterstaters keen on Muresk’s Ag Machinery Training Centre

Cally Dupe

CROPPING BOOST FOR 2024Cropping program expansion plans at Allanooka

Aidan Smith

JD UPDATESJohn Deere updates Gen 4 displays for combine harvesters

Aidan Smith

Machinery market slumpsMachinery dealers prepare for slump in tractor sales in 2024

Aidan Smith

Field Days

Mingenew Midwest Expo PremiumMingenew Midwest Expo to be held on a Thursday and Friday

Cally Dupe

RYLINGTON PARK FIELD DAYRylington well supported as Beas reach 13 year milestone

Aidan Smith

YOUNG FARMERSPremiumNortham team win Young Farmers Competition State final

Cally Dupe

PERTH ROYAL SHOWPremiumPerth Royal Show: Australasian and British sheep breeds

Cally Dupe

Horticulture

PRICEY PROBLEMCommentsThe exorbitant cost of tackling WA pests and weeds revealed

Adam Poulsen

NEW SCHOLARSHIPPremiumPink Lady apple breeder’s ‘enduring legacy’ continues

Cally Dupe

BOARD ELECTIONS PremiumMichael Nixon keen on second term on Hort Innovation board

Oliva Ford and Cally Dupe

HORTICULTURE UPDATEPremiumWA’s biggest celebration of horticulture in Perth this week

Olivia Ford

Finance & Markets

Beyond the SaleyardsPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: Tough times continue for sheep markets

Rob Kelly

‘Transition year’PremiumRabobank predicts ‘calmer’ 2024 for fertiliser markets

Olivia Ford

EVOKEAG Elders and AgriFutures partner for evokeAG to 2026

Aidan Smith

AGCO TRIMBLE VENTUREAGCO acquires 85 per cent of Trimble for $2 billion

Aidan Smith

Opinion

OPINION PremiumThe ‘lie’ at the heart of the live export debate

Slade Brockman

OpinionPremiumGenuine reform ‘not enough’ for the RSPCA

Mark Harvey-Sutton

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Nats need to get real and give Mettam opposition leadership

Joe Spagnolo

OPINIONPremiumVessels are not the safest place for animals: RSPCA

Lynne Bradshaw AM

Country Communities

SEE THE PICTURESFarmer on Your Plate celebrates another ‘amazing’ year

Adam Poulsen

Tributes flowComments‘Immense legacy’: Great Southern mourns late footy great

Cameron Newbold

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY PremiumHonorary CWA member Mavis Mincherton turns 100

Olivia Ford

Showtime!PremiumRegion’s biggest show returns for 2023

Sean Van Der Wielen