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Disaster and EmergencyDying farmer’s final act of compassion after freak accident

A father-of-four that died in a freak farm accident is being remembered as a ‘hardworking larrikin’.

Jessica Evensen

Donnybrook farmer Jay Higgins suffered a catastrophic brain injury following an unimaginable freak farm accident last month.

WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been
heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Caleb Runciman

Dean English and his partner Sharon both lost their right leg in a horror motorbike crash.

Disaster and EmergencyPerth couple both lose a leg after surviving horror crash

A Perth couple remarkably survived a motorcycle crash - but were left with the same devastating injuries.

Jerrie Demasi 7NEWS

NEW LEADERCattle Australia’s new boss Will Evans takes the reigns

Will Evans has officially stepped into the top role at Cattle Australia this week, taking the reins at a pivotal time for the grass-fed cattle sector.

Cally Dupe

Lighting being trialled on a CBH Group train.

OPINION Train lighting: Trucks much easier to see than trains

As I’ve driven more than 8000km around the country in the past two months, I’ve been struck by the slow pace of improving level crossing safety.

Brett Hughes

streamlined processSPA launch industry-first eID ordering system

Sheep Producers Australia have launched a new online ordering platform for electronic identification tags in a bid to streamline the ordering process for producers.

Melissa Pedelty

The Australian Ambassador to Bejing Scott Dewar, centre,
and AWI staff Stephen Feighan and Emily King with the group of young Australian wool industry representatives including
Mitch Rubie, Veronike Hartmeier, Ella Picker, Scott Dewar, Tom Carlon, Charlie Brumpton, Richard Branson, Rachel Martin and Tom Campbell.

Trip of a lifetimeCoromandel’s Thomas Campbell visits China’s woollen mills

Great Southern woolgrower Thomas Campbell, 26, has returned from a trip of a lifetime, visiting China’s woollen mills with a group of eight young people coordinated by Australian Wool Innovation.

Bob Garnant

Disaster and EmergencyDying farmer’s final act of compassion after freak accident

A father-of-four that died in a freak farm accident is being remembered as a ‘hardworking larrikin’.

Jessica Evensen

Ord Valley farmers Matt and Melanie Gray.

COTTONING ONCottoning on: Kununurra farmers for cotton gin opening

Ord Valley farmers Melanie and Matt Gray are gearing up for their first significant cotton production year.

unparalleled fibreAWI research proves Merino wool is the ultimate sports fibre

New research has confirmed what the Australian wool industry already knew: Merino wool has an unparalleled ability in thermal regulation, moisture control and odor resistance.

Masterchef Tarek Ibrahim shows hotel chefs and culinary students how to make an Aussie lamb roast.

Aussie lamb exportsAustralian chilled lamb exports double in value to India

Australia has knocked New Zealand off its long-held position to become the top exporter of frozen and chilled lamb and mutton to India in 2024, according to Austrade.

Carolina Wilga has been missing for two weeks.

WA News Last-known footage of missing backpacker released

The desperate search for a missing German backpacker has spread across the country as homicide detectives release CCTV footage of her last-known movements at a convenience store.

Caleb Runciman

NEW LEADERCattle Australia’s new boss Will Evans takes the reigns

Will Evans has officially stepped into the top role at Cattle Australia this week, taking the reins at a pivotal time for the grass-fed cattle sector.

Cally Dupe

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticeTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

state politicsMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman

Courts & JusticeTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

Fremantle are playing many tall forwards.

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Dockers must change forward structure and break Serong tag

If the Dockers wish to play two rucks, they cannot have Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy combo as forwards, writes Xavier Ellis.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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Legal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

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WA News Last-known footage of missing backpacker released

Caleb Runciman

The winter chill has hit, with some parts of WA experiencing below freezing temperatures. Pictured: The Swan River.

WeatherThe five places in WA where it dropped below zero degrees

Natalie Richards

Carolina Wilga, 26, has been travelling around Australia in a 1995 Mitsubishi Station sedan

CrimeDistraught mother’s plea: ‘Keep your eyes open’

Jessica Evensen

Disaster and EmergencyPerth couple both lose a leg after surviving horror crash

Jerrie Demasi 7NEWS

CNBC newsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox