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Going forwardAg Minister flags growing hostility towards science

The State Minister for Agriculture says industry needs to consider the role governments should play in ensuring the long-term success of WA’s agriculture industry.

Rebecca Nadge

Minister for Agriculture Jackie Jarvis presenting at the 2026 Bringing Dowerin Downtown event at Crown Perth.

WA Livestock Research Council chair Bronwyn Clarke.

WA prioritiesWALRC submits latest research priorities to MLA

Melissa Pedelty

WA avocado production has rebounded to 75,080 tonnes in 2025-26.

WA avocado industryWA’s avocado industry given a $17 million upgrade

WA’s avocado industry has been given a $17 million facelift that has coincided with a rebound in production estimated at 75,080 tonnes harvested in 2025-26.

Bob Garnant

Syngenta is pulling all paraquat prodcuts from Australia and New Zealand.

Paraquat pulledSyngenta pulls paraquat products from Australia, New Zealand

A global chemical manufacturer has confirmed it will pull all paraquat products in Australia and New Zealand following recent changes to regulations.

Rebecca Nadge

New research from WFI Insurance shows only a quarter of Australian farmers are considering cyber insurance as a future need, compared with 70 per cent of the broader business population.

cybersecurityFarmers are vulnerable to cyberthreats, says new study

Experts are warning Australia’s agriculture industry to be prepared for digital threats as cyberattacks on Australia’s food and agriculture sector become increasingly common.

Melissa Pedelty

WAFarmers dairy section preseident Ian Noakes with Laura Stocker.

legend-dairyLaura Stocker claims WAFarmers milk bottle award

Retired WAFarmers dairy section executive officer Laura Stocker has won the prestigious WAFarmers Dairy Council Milk Bottle Award in recognition of her extensive industry contributions

Melissa Pedelty

The $5m farm system productivity program is part of the Federal Government’s $140 million transition assistance package to help those affected by the end of live sheep exports.

live export banWA sheep industry supported by new $2.5m Government program

A new $2.5 million program designed to help sheep farmers through the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea was released by the Australian Government on Wednesday.

Melissa Pedelty

Western Dairy and WA’s newly formed Dairy Producers’ Committee explore merger potential.

to be herdWA dairy leaders look to consolidate industry resources

Western Dairy and WA’s newly formed Dairy Producers’ Committee are exploring the idea of merging to better serve the dwindling dairy farmer population.

Melissa Pedelty

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the CSIRO had confirmed a mass mortality event has occurred with the greater crested terns species in South Australia.

BreakingAustralia records first mass mortality event from H5 bird flu

The Federal Government has issued a grim warning.

wine historyArmadale was once home to one of WA’s largest vineyards

Terraces and a handful of mature trees are all that remain of one of WA’s largest vineyards, once located in the heart of Armadale

Going forwardAg Minister flags growing hostility towards science

The State Minister for Agriculture says industry needs to consider the role governments should play in ensuring the long-term success of WA’s agriculture industry.

Manisha Barthakur, Shire of Dowerin, and Tracy Dickson, Dowerin Machinery Field Days board member.

Feeding the futureStakeholders celebrate Bringing Dowerin Downtown

Stakeholders from across the agricultural industry travelled to Crown Perth on July 24 to celebrate the annual Bringing Dowerin Downtown event.

Rebecca Nadge

WA avocado industryWA’s avocado industry given a $17 million upgrade

WA’s avocado industry has been given a $17 million facelift that has coincided with a rebound in production estimated at 75,080 tonnes harvested in 2025-26.

Bob Garnant

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A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenseless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

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Perth teens film sickening attack on defenceless black swan

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenceless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

Charlton Hart

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

AccountingKPMG ‘evaluating options’ amid talk of big job cuts

The under-pressure audit and consulting firm insists it has not yet settled on cuts, despite talk its workforce will be reduced by up to 10 per cent.

Sean Smith

Keith Mitton stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

CrimePerth man who stabbed girlfriend, killed nurse identified

The Perth man who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

Caleb Runciman & Breanna Inferrera

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wine historyArmadale was once home to one of WA’s largest vineyards

Melissa Pedelty

Going forwardAg Minister flags growing hostility towards science

Rebecca Nadge

WA prioritiesWALRC submits latest research priorities to MLA

Melissa Pedelty

Jonathon Langan and Holly Ludeman from Milne Feeds and Dardanup farmer Phil Depiazzi.

future of dairyDairy industry unites for annual conference

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TechnologyGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

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Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

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Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

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