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More FuelFuel stockpile release welcomed as prices skyrocket

The Federal Government’s move to release millions of litres of additional fuel from Australian stockpiles has been welcomed by the country’s peak farming body for “critical” agriculture operations.

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National Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre.

From Monday, existing permits will be adjusted to remove cap loads for certain road trains.

WA NewsBigger road loads approved as fuel panic grips regional WA

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Farm SuppliesNFF urges smart decisions as conflict hits home

The National Farmers’ Federation has called for calm amid panic buying of fuel and diesel stocks, after taking part in a ministerial roundtable in Canberra.

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A service station in York limiting customers to 50 litres of fuel.

WA NewsWA servo hours away from running out of fuel

A service station in a small WA town is nearly entirely depleted of fuel, with workers counting down the hours before they have no choice but to turn away desperate locals.

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REHABILITATED STATION SALEEco-tourism mecca with roaming dingoes up for grabs

An award-winning eco-tourism Mid West station, replete with roaming dingoes, is up for sale for the first time in 20 years.

Danielle Marsland

The conflict in the Middle East is hitting home for WA’s food producers as concerns rise over securing fertiliser and fuel supplies for the upcoming seeding season.

WarWA farmers in for world of pain amid Middle East conflict

The conflict in the Middle East has hit home for WA’s agriculture industry as diesel prices skyrocket and and farmers begin stockpiling supplies amid a fear of fuel shortages ahead of the seeding season.

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With the $25,000 top-priced Angus bull, Kapari Rocket Man V56, is buyers Nathan and Keith Troy, of Gingin, with Kapari Angus stud co-principal Tony Sudlow, of Northampton.

Gingin Bull SaleGingin bulls rocket to a top of $25,000 in a ‘hot’ sale

A Northampton-bred Angus bull rocketed to a top price of $25,000 at the “hot” 38th Annual Gingin Bull Sale where a quality multibreed line-up went under the hammer.

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Mensland Manjimup 2026 supreme exhibit winners Harris Thompson and Hannah Powe, of Venturon Livestock, with supreme exhibit Venturon Mellcat U213, sponsor Nicole Muir of Mensland Manjimup and judge Thomas Spencer.

CATTLEVenturon Livestock clean sweeps cattle comp at Manjimup Show

The cattle competition at the 2026 Warren District Agriculutral Show drew strong support with 32 entries across the led and unled sections.

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Farmers Across Borders road trains delivering hay.

Farmers in needPastoralists struggling to get hands on crucial hay supplies

Gascoyne farmers still facing drought are in desperate need of hay, yet a lack of funding and exorbitant fuel prices are stopping precious feed from arriving to their gates.

Service stations have been warned not to profit off Australians amid the war in the Middle East.

Fuel and farmingMid West sets unwanted record high fuel prices

The Mid West is breaking records in all the wrong ways — prices at the bowser in the region in recent days have surpassed the previous peak.

Wagin Woolorama rural ambassador Brittany Were, judges Tim Jorgensen and Jon Sutherland, Kalagan stud owner Josh Addis, judge Paul Day, Leah Addis. Front: Harper Addis, 7, and Annabell, 5. The White Suffolk ewe from Kalagan stud nabbed the supreme champion all breeds exhibit at the 2026 Wagin Woolorama.

Ewe QueenKalagan White Suffolk ewe crowned sheep queen at Woolorama

A White Suffolk ewe from Denmark’s Kalagan Stud nabbed the supreme champion all breeds exhibit at the 2026 Wagin Woolorama to preside over all other British and Australasian sheep breeds.

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Diverse UseCotton seeds baled for good use and year-round feed supply

An innovative farmer is baling up cotton seed in WA’s far north to feed livestock in the Kimberley region — an operation understood to be a first for northern Australia.

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The Wyndham weather radar is expected to be out of action for up to three years after it was struck by lightning on Christmas Day.

Out of action Wyndham weather radar replacement to take up to three years

The Wyndham weather radar will take up to three years to be replaced according to the Bureau of Meteorology but a temporary radar is set to be up and running by October.

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Brodie Dewar returned to Perth District Court on Monday.

Courts & JusticeAlleged coward-punch killer Brodie Dewar back in court

The man accused of killing WA Labor figure Tim Picton with a coward-punch outside a nightclub has returned to court.

Sarah Crawford

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Worker dies at South32’s Worsley

South32 is temporarily scaling back operations at the Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie after a workplace fatality before dawn today.

Adrian Rauso

An unwitting drug mule has been jailed for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between New South Wales and Western Australia.

CrimeUnwitting drug mule learns fate for role in meth-trafficking

An unwitting drug mule has been sentenced for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between NSW and WA.

Jessica Evensen

Peter Bennett died at home late on Wednesday, aged 59.

EngineeringBoss of Perth-based engineering firm dies suddenly

Century-old Clough said Peter Bennett’s ‘influence on our company, our culture and our industry will endure for many years to come’.

Sean Smith

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Universities need to rethink assessment and recruitment amid the rise of AI, a minister says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsAI could make university degrees less valuable

AI could make soft skills like judgment more important for workers than traditional university degrees, assistant minister Andrew Leigh will say in a speech.

An audit of Perth youth hostels, include Mission Australia’s in Victoria Park, has found they are full most days. Pictured is Mission Australia WA Regional Leader Elise Jorgensen with youth at a facility in the Southern Suburbs Justin Benson-Cooper

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Farmers in needPastoralists struggling to get hands on crucial hay supplies

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Diverse UseCotton seeds baled for good use and year-round feed supply

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Out of action Wyndham weather radar replacement to take up to three years

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Ruby Clarke and Sofea Harland, both 12, of Narrogin with Kelpies for Kids' Neika at the 2026 Wagin Woolarama.

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CNBC newsOil’s war-driven volatility pulls in record retail money

The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world’s most traded commodity, further fuelling volatility.

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Caitlin Kalinowski stepped down from OpenAI after raising concerns the company moved too quickly on a Pentagon AI agreement.

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OpenAI hardware chief Caitlin Kalinowski has resigned, warning the company rushed into a deal to deploy its AI models on Pentagon networks.

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Flightradar24 still of flight traffic across the Middle East on March 4th, 2026.

CNBC news$17 trillion at stake as travellers caught in Iran crossfire

The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.

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