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  1. Wagin EarthquakePremiumWagin’s giant ram Baart safe after 4.1 magnitude earthquake

  2. Bushfire Update PremiumNeergabby bushfire ‘contained and controlled’

  3. Raging blazeCommentsPremiumRegional WA continues to heal after catastrophic bushfires

  4. PoliticsPremiumCall to cut fuel tax breaks to align budget priorities

  5. Grain on rail PremiumWA’s grain on rail network in for major upgrade

Kimberley floodPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.  

Cain Andrews

PoliticsPremium'Encouraging signs' for Australia, China trade row

Australia and China's trade ministers are preparing for a virtual meeting as Canberra continues to pressure Beijing into dropping trade sanctions.

Dominic Giannini

CROPPING JUGGERNAUTDaybreak Cropping consolidated to form new broadacre entity

One of the nation’s most well-known corporate farming groups has combined with another Australian businesses to create a new broadacre cropping entity called xxx in a bid to drive operational efficiencies. 

Cally Dupe

REDUCING EMISSIONSLivestock emissions guru Frank Mitloehner in free talk

A world-renowned animal scientist will tackle the tricky question of how the agriculture sector can respond to the challenge of becoming carbon neutral at a free lecture at the University of WA next week.

Adam Poulsen

LAB-GROWN MEATPremiumCultivated meat trial aims to prove on-farm feasibility

Cultivated meat grown directly from animal cells could soon be produced on “conventional” farms across Europe if an ambitious new project launched in the Netherlands proves successful.

Adam Poulsen

Wagin EarthquakePremiumWagin’s giant ram Baart safe after 4.1 magnitude earthquake

Ewe herd it here first — Wagin’s big ram Baart has avoided damage after an earthquake rocked the Wheatbelt town early on Sunday morning. 

Cally Dupe

Aircraft down PremiumPremiumWater bomber plane crashes while battling massive fire

A water bomber plane has crashed while battling two out-of-control bushfires in the State’s south east.

SHIP LOAD OF GRAINPremiumPremiumA SHIP LOAD: Albany Grain Terminal breaks shipping record

The biggest vessel to berth at CBH’s Albany Grain Terminal in history has been loaded with WA canola, thanks to a trial that could change how CBH uses the port in future.

Kimberley floodPremiumPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.  

New Barley GenePremiumNew barley gene to help crops cope with a changing climate

WA plant geneticists have played an integral role in identifying a new semidwarf gene to breed barley crops that can better withstand climate change.

Staff Reporter

Bushfire Update PremiumNeergabby bushfire ‘contained and controlled’

Firefighters have brought the Neergabby bushfire to heel and a 15km stretch of Indian Ocean Drive has been reopened to traffic more than 24 hours after the blaze ignited in the Shire of Gingin. 

Cally Dupe

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Margaretic winPremiumPeeved member wins access to Gloucester Park deal papers

Sidelined trots board member Duro Margaretic wins access to sensitive documents in attack on $45 million-plus Gloucester Park sale deal.

Neale Prior

‘Deeply shocked’ VideoCommentsPremiumHeartbreak as friends lay flowers for ‘beautiful Stella’

Mourners have visited the scene of a tragic shark attack, that took the life of 16-year-old Stella Berry on Saturday. 

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Balancing act Premium
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The Banksia Hill factory: Inside Perth Children’s Court

Is WA’s youth justice system taking traumatised, troubled child offenders and making them worse? The West goes inside Perth Children’s Court.

Sarah Steger

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Road to oblivionCommentsPremium
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WA’s building sector crying out for reform as firms go under

The graveyard of building firms, including some of the biggest names in construction, keeps getting bigger. Here’s what needs to happen to save the industry in WA.

John Flint

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Kimberley floodPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.  

Cain Andrews

Tagging debateCommentsPremiumMcGowan open to ‘any’ measures to improve water safety

The McGowan Government is being urged to consider expanding tagging programs to include bull sharks as local councils look into nets in the wake of 16-year-old Stella Berry’s tragic death.

Rebecca Le May, Daryna Zadvirna and Josh Zimmerman

‘shocking accident’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Everything on the table’: Freo to consider shark mitigation

Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge said the City will seek advice on shark mitigation measures for the Swan River, following Saturday’s fatal attack on a teenage girl. 

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Road to oblivionCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumWA’s building sector crying out for reform as firms go under

The graveyard of building firms, including some of the biggest names in construction, keeps getting bigger. Here’s what needs to happen to save the industry in WA.

Emotional scenes VideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFreo beach re-opens two days after fatal shark attack

UPDATE: The beach where 16-year-old Stella Berry was fatally attacked by a shark on Saturday has been re-opened by City of Fremantle rangers on Monday afternoon.

News

Wagin EarthquakePremiumWagin’s giant ram Baart safe after 4.1 magnitude earthquake

Cally Dupe

Aircraft down PremiumWater bomber plane crashes while battling massive fire

Kellie Balaam

Kimberley floodPremiumGreat Northern Highway to reopen this week

Cain Andrews

Bushfire Update PremiumNeergabby bushfire ‘contained and controlled’

Cally Dupe

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CNBCCommentsGoogle announces Bard AI in response to ChatGPT

Google has announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks.

Jennifer Elias

CNBCCommentsPremiumMusk says Twitter is set to breakeven after near bankruptcy

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that the last few months have been “extremely tough,” but said the social media company is “now trending to breakeven.” CNBC was not able to independently verify this claim.

Ashley Capoot and Lora Kolodny

The EconomistCommentsPremiumThings are looking up for Meta

THE ECONOMIST: For Mark Zuckerberg, the first three quarters of last year were rough. In July 2022 his social-media empire, Meta, announced its first ever year-on-year decline in quarterly revenues.

CNBCCommentsAmazon beats on Q4 revenue but provides light guidance

Amazon on Thursday issued first-quarter guidance that came in light of estimates, overshadowing better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter.

Annie Palmer

Grain

SHIP LOAD OF GRAINPremiumA SHIP LOAD: Albany Grain Terminal breaks shipping record

Staff Reporter

New Barley GenePremiumNew barley gene to help crops cope with a changing climate

Staff Reporter

GRDC Research Updates PremiumGRDC reveals speakers for Feb 27-28 Grains Research Updates

Cally Dupe

CROPPING JUGGERNAUTDaybreak Cropping consolidated to form new broadacre entity

Cally Dupe

Livestock

REDUCING EMISSIONSLivestock emissions guru Frank Mitloehner in free talk

Adam Poulsen

New rolePremiumSheep Producers Australia announces shake-up

Adam Poulsen

LAB-GROWN MEATPremiumCultivated meat trial aims to prove on-farm feasibility

Adam Poulsen

POSITIVE FORECASTCattle herd grows to largest size since 2014

Adam Poulsen

Wool

Major Development Fremantle’s historic Woolstores are in for a $14m revamp

Indigo Lemay-Conway

Wool medalWool industry medals up for grabs

Bob Garnant

FUTUREPROOFINGPremiumFive of Australia’s biggest wool groups join forces

Cally Dupe and Bob Garnant

Social photosPremiumSocial photos: WA Shearing Industry Association meeting

Cally Dupe

Politics

‘More bureaucracy’PremiumStrange day for Littleproud to push anti-Voice campaign

Rebecca Le May

PoliticsPremium'Encouraging signs' for Australia, China trade row

Dominic Giannini

‘Right person’CommentsPremiumShane Love unanimously backed as new WA Nationals leader

By Rebecca Le May and Josh Zimmerman

‘She has power’PremiumNats leader urges PM, Burney to visit crime-hit Carnarvon

Rebecca Le May and Shannon Hampton

Machinery

NEXT GENERATIONPremiumAFGRI has trainees on track

Adam Poulsen

Driverless Tractors PremiumCASE IH’s ‘growing portfolio’ of autonomous technology

Cally Dupe

CLAAS actPremiumNew state-of-the-art assembly hall for LEXION

Staff reporter

LEXION awardedPremiumCLAAS LEXION honoured at SIMA in France

Staff reporter

Field Days

WAGIN WOOLORAMAWagin Woolorama is back and fleeces are looking fine

Adam Poulsen

Machinery Sales PremiumStrong interest: Machinery sales up after Field Days

Cally Dupe

ag showcasePremiumIN PICTURES: Show time for SW agricultural industry

Sean Van Der Wielen

Perth Royal ShowPremiumSquare Meters victorious at Perth Royal Show

Bob Garnant

Horticulture

HouseholdPremiumBeloved summer fruit could disappear

Hugo Timms

AgriculturePremiumAussies urged to enjoy pineapple glut

Liv Casben

PRETTY SWEETPremiumCarnarvon’s Sweeter Bananas seeing best January in 15 years

Jamie Thannoo

Ord Farmers PremiumOrd farmers urge governments to prioritise bridge repairs

Cally Dupe

Finance & Markets

Beyond the SaleyardsPremiumWA sheep and lamb markets stable

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumLamb markets remain stable while mutton values fall back

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumSheep and lambs high in supply

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumSheep prices stable as buyers return to saleyards

Rob Kelly

Opinion

OPINIONPremiumJacinda Ardern is abandoning a sinking ship

John Hassell

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Glenn SterleCommentsPremium
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Kimberley flood response shows truckies are real heroes

Glenn Sterle

OpinionPremiumKimberley flood recovery

Martin Aldridge

OPINIONPremiumCountry WA’s unreliable power needs a new approach

Shane Love

Country Communities

‘heartily congratulate’CommentsPremiumIconic town soars in global tourism rankings

Madeleine Clark

English gardenMt Barker garden mural pays tribute to late artist

Kasey Gratton

AgriculturePremiumThe teddies that put Tambo on the map

Stephanie Gardiner

CricketPremiumGraham Kennedy honoured with medal

Neale Harvey