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  1. bleak picturePremiumLack of connectivity leaves farmers behind

  2. Dairy dumpPremiumWA’s dairy industry faces a tale of two worlds

  3. industry expansionPremiumAussie opportunity: replacing feed imports with canola meal

  4. Bring them backPremiumWheatbelt shire presidents call for rail investment

  5. Woolly good resultsPremiumYealering’s Corke family celebrate lambing success

Ian and Murray Hall.

a new eraPremiumTwo brothers, two different farming enterprises

Three generations of Halls have farmed at Brookton but a split in ownership between brothers has resulted in two very different enterprises.

Melissa Pedelty

Shadow minister for aboriginal affairs Neil Thomson said he understood the cattle were likely to be loaded this week due to a last minute reprieve to open the floating deck.

awaiting exportPremiumPort strike delays export of 7500 cattle

More than 7000 cattle were stuck at a backgrounding facility in Roebuck due to the industrial action at Broome port.

Melissa Pedelty

Commander Lawrence Panaia pictured speaking outside Police Headquarters.

POLICEPremium‘Human error’ blamed after WA gun owner emails leaked

Hundreds of licensed firearm holders had their email addresses accidentally leaked to other law-abiding gun owners, forcing WA Police to apologise and raising security concerns by a peak firearms association.

Caleb Runciman

Brookton grower Sarah Walters and Dowerin grower Riley Hagboom.

shear willPremiumWool industry gathers in Brookton to discuss its future

A small Wheatbelt town’s local hall was filled to the brim when wool industry stakeholders came together to discuss the future of the industry.

Melissa Pedelty

Cattle at Muresk Institute, near Northam.

Cattle PlanPremiumLive cattle industry unveils new 10-year industry plan

A 10-year plan to strengthen Australia’s live cattle exports by driving growth and public confidence in animal welfare has been backed by the beef and dairy industries.

Georgia Campion

C-Wise CEO Greg Watts says homes need to be designed around sorting waste.

OpinionPremiumOpinion: The next sustainability challenge is under the sink

If governments are serious about FOGO and improving household recycling, perhaps it’s time to ask why the housing industry has been largely absent from the conversation, writes Greg Watts.

Greg Watts

Consolidated Pastoral Company will be actively involved in the establishment of the new livestock method under the Australian carbon credit unit scheme.

bring it onPremiumPremiumNew livestock carbon method will take 30 months to complete

One of Australia’s largest privately owned cattle producers with significant landholdings in WA is eager for the new livestock method carbon credit scheme to be released as soon as possible.

Winemakers David Britten, Murray Gomm and Melissa Boughey. Jacki Elezovich

Farmer awards PremiumPremiumIN PICTURES: Inaugural farmers awards draw big crowd

The Dam at Raintree was full to the brim on Friday night to celebrate the inaugural Paul Lionetti Great Southern Farmers Awards, with a Denmark cattle farmer claiming the top gong

Federal MP Rick Wilson says a proposed change to WA’s grain industry should be paused.

OpinionPremiumPremiumOpinion: The red tape threatening Australia’s grain industry

Farmers, storage operators and exporters are not interested in exposing staff to unnecessary risks. But good regulation requires evidence, proportionality and practical application, writes Rick Wilson.

Xytovet genetic sales consultant Zali Beech, Manunda Merino Stud principal Wayne Button, Luke Button, judges Geoff Davidson, Jack McRae, Clinton Blight and Iain Nicholson with the 2026 Rabobank WA Sheep Expo’s supreme sheep.

Top Tier RamPremiumManunda Merino ram snags top title at Katanning expo

The Button family of Manunda Merino Stud took home the top title of Supreme at this year’s Katanning sheep expo, with their ram narrowly beating out a competing ewe.

Georgia Campion

End of harvest 2025 at Mic Fels' Esperance property, including visa workers: Christian Skadborg, Emil Agerholm, Karl Kristian Rasmussen, Steffen Birk, Mads Dossing, Mikkel Doessing, Mic Fels and Lionel Richards.

another slapPremiumAgriculture visa applications deprioritised

A quiet panic is emerging among WA farmers as they come to terms with the Federal Government’s visa processing priorities, prompting calls for an overhaul to the system.

Melissa Pedelty

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Forensic officers at the house of the attack.

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Attempted murder charges laid over Warnbro home invasion

Detectives have charged four men with offences including attempted murder as part of their investigation into a terrifying Warnbro home invasion where two people were stabbed.

Caleb Runciman

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Rochelle Eyles (right) was killed when the orange Volvo hatchback.

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Apprentice chef revealed as young woman killed in crash

A young woman who died in a devastating rollover in the Wheatbelt on Sunday is being remembered as ‘one in a million’.

Caitlin Vinci

Blue Poles, 1952 by Jackson Pollock

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Australia’s $500m masterpiece heading to WA next year

One of the most cherished and famous paintings in Australia’s national collection will go on display in Perth next year, as Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece Blue poles heads west for the first time. 

Andrew Greene

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Royals' Cameron Smith knocks the ball clear of Denmark-Walpole's James Charlesworth.

Strong showing PremiumLions roar over Magpies in deciding home-and-away fixture

A cunning Royals’ gameplan has undone Denmark-Walpole and handed the Lions hosting rights for this week’s huge elimination final after they finished the GSFL season in third place on the ladder.

Melissa Sheil

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich and chair Andrew Pridham on Wednesday.

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‘Deeply embarrassed & ashamed’: Swans bosses on player bans

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

C Restaurant owner Olivier Letrone has announced the closure of the venue after 25 years.

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PremiumPerth’s iconic rotating restaurant to shut in early 2027

After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.

Emergency services at a Baldivis property last October.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumChatGPT ‘egged on’ Perth mother before alleged baby murder

More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told. 

News

Consolidated Pastoral Company will be actively involved in the establishment of the new livestock method under the Australian carbon credit unit scheme.

bring it onPremiumNew livestock carbon method will take 30 months to complete

Melissa Pedelty

Winemakers David Britten, Murray Gomm and Melissa Boughey. Jacki Elezovich

Farmer awards PremiumIN PICTURES: Inaugural farmers awards draw big crowd

Jacki Elezovich

End of harvest 2025 at Mic Fels' Esperance property, including visa workers: Christian Skadborg, Emil Agerholm, Karl Kristian Rasmussen, Steffen Birk, Mads Dossing, Mikkel Doessing, Mic Fels and Lionel Richards.

another slapPremiumAgriculture visa applications deprioritised

Melissa Pedelty

NSW's dairy farmer Jane Polson and Norco chief executive officer Michael Hampson at the launch of the Norco National Farmer Wellbeing Report.

Mental healthPremiumFarmers’ mental health crisis rated as most severe

Bob Garnant

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The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

Sawdah Bhaimiya

An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

Grain

End of harvest 2025 at Mic Fels' Esperance property, including visa workers: Christian Skadborg, Emil Agerholm, Karl Kristian Rasmussen, Steffen Birk, Mads Dossing, Mikkel Doessing, Mic Fels and Lionel Richards.

another slapPremiumAgriculture visa applications deprioritised

Melissa Pedelty

Ian and Murray Hall.

a new eraPremiumTwo brothers, two different farming enterprises

Melissa Pedelty

Rabobank senior grains and oilseeds analyst Vitor Pistoia said replacing imported protein feed ingredients with canola meal could create big opportunities for Australia’s crushing sector.

industry expansionPremiumAussie opportunity: replacing feed imports with canola meal

Melissa Pedelty

CBH Area 4 manager Luke Rushby, chief project delivery officer Sam Gliddon, and Zach Gonzales at CBH's Moora rapid rail outloading and siding project.

Make it Grain!PremiumCBH speeds up grain supply chain with Moora site upgrades

Georgia Campion

Livestock

Xytovet genetic sales consultant Zali Beech, Manunda Merino Stud principal Wayne Button, Luke Button, judges Geoff Davidson, Jack McRae, Clinton Blight and Iain Nicholson with the 2026 Rabobank WA Sheep Expo’s supreme sheep.

Top Tier RamPremiumManunda Merino ram snags top title at Katanning expo

Georgia Campion

End of harvest 2025 at Mic Fels' Esperance property, including visa workers: Christian Skadborg, Emil Agerholm, Karl Kristian Rasmussen, Steffen Birk, Mads Dossing, Mikkel Doessing, Mic Fels and Lionel Richards.

another slapPremiumAgriculture visa applications deprioritised

Melissa Pedelty

Elders stud stock manager Nathan King, Belmont Park Poll Merino stud co-principal Raymond Edward, of Wagin, sheep classer Courtney Sutherland, and Elders SA Stud Stock Manager Alistair Keller, with one of the top priced rams at the 2026 Rabobank WA Ram Sale at Katanning.

Pricey RamsPremiumTwo rams tie for top price of $15,000 at Katanning

Georgia Campion

Agora Livestock head of markets Dean Hubbard.

Beyond the saleyardsPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: Prices are here, now for the lambs

Dean Hubbard

Wool

Brookton grower Sarah Walters and Dowerin grower Riley Hagboom.

shear willPremiumWool industry gathers in Brookton to discuss its future

Melissa Pedelty

Westcoast Wool’s Vaughn Baker, Australian Wool Innovation’s Tennille Norrish, Swan Wool’s Paul Foley, Jiangsu Jinmeng Textile Technology representative Hao Zhang (Jack), Brookton farmer Robbie Wansborough, Tongwei representative Fangmei Wang (Sunny) and PJ Morris’ Peter Morris.

Wool unspunPremiumWA wool industry buoyed by processors’ direct feedback

Melissa Pedelty

Woolhandling trainee Sara Amar completed a workshop to fill a position with Henderson Shearing.

Shearing staff shortagesPremiumShearing staff wanted as busy season springs to life

Bob Garnant

Beyond the Shed support group included contractor mentor Darren Spencer, program director Valerie Pretzel, marketing partner Holly Ludeman, and training co-ordinator Tiffany Davey.

Boots on the GroundPremiumBoots on the Ground campaign launches in full gear

Bob Garnant

Politics

Durack MP Melissa Price has vowed she will vote to protect Australia's live export industry ahead of a petition set to be tabled in Federal Parliament next month.

Ban AttemptPremiumPetition to ban live animal exports unlikely to succeed

Georgia Campion

Rail lighting safety campaigner Lara Jensen with her four children: Gordon, 10, Polly, 3, Alice, 9, and Matilda, 7.

Rail Safety WeekPremiumState Govt proposes rail lighting amendments ahead of debate

Georgia Campion

Retired Meekatharra pastoralist Raelene Hall has warned of the threat to WA’s and the NT's cattle industry if a petition to ban all live exports in Australia is successful when tabled in Federal Parliament next month.

Trade ThreatPremiumCattle industry under threat from live export ban petition

Georgia Campion

Australia’s sheep industry is under more pressure.

Lamb LegalPremiumSheep sector mounts legal defence for US trade investigation

Georgia Campion

Machinery

Case IH lauches its new next-gen Puma tractor series.

Case IH Puma seriesPremiumCase IH launches its next-gen Puma tractor series

Bob Garnant

New Holland has launched the new T7 tractor range.

New Holland T7 rangePremiumNew Holland launches the new T7 tractor range

Bob Garnant

McAlpine Farms owner Stuart McAlpine.

virtual fencingPremiumBuntine farmer demonstrates virtual fencing at MLA forum

Melissa Pedelty

Ken Hall’s McCormick-Deering tractors.

tractor auctionPremiumA century of history: tractor collection goes to auction

Melissa Pedelty

Field Days

Shanna Crispin is a new arrival in Newdegate and has jumped into her role in the Newdegate Machinery Field Days with both feet.

NEWDEGATE MACHINERY FIELD DAYSPremiumNew family addition to Newdegate embracing small community

Georgia Campion

Students board the bus for school camp in Pemberton, 1985.

NEWDEGATE MACHINERY FIELD DAYSPremiumCelebrating 100 years of primary schooling at Newdegate

Georgia Campion

Linda Hunt, Alison Spencer, and Suzy McDonald at the 2022 Newdegate Machinery Field Days.

Newdegate Machinery Field DaysPremiumNewdegate Machinery Field Days: Event organiser in top gear

Bob Garnant

At last year's State Ewe Hogget Competition was Stud Merino Breeders' Association of WA president Grantly Mullan, Dyson Jones State manager Peter Howie, Kamballie stud principal Shayne Mackin, of Tammin, and competition coordinator Bryce Sinclair, of Newdegate.

Newdegate Machinery Field DaysPremiumNewdegate Machinery Field Days: Helen’s vision recognised

Bob Garnant

Horticulture

End of harvest 2025 at Mic Fels' Esperance property, including visa workers: Christian Skadborg, Emil Agerholm, Karl Kristian Rasmussen, Steffen Birk, Mads Dossing, Mikkel Doessing, Mic Fels and Lionel Richards.

another slapPremiumAgriculture visa applications deprioritised

Melissa Pedelty

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

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

Bob Garnant

Swan Valley tree farmers Harry Gratte and Cheryl Rogers.

InundatedPremiumSwan Valley farmers devastated as trees die from flooding

Georgia Campion

Farmhand Laurel Attwell and Mel Booth with the rare unearthed white truffle

Gourmets DelightPremiumManjimup farm unearths white truffle in a WA first

Craig Duncan

Finance & Markets

Agora Livestock’s Dean Hubbard.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: WA’s spring flush to foretell season

DEAN HUBBARD

Dean Hubbard.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDS PremiumBeyond the Saleyards: Transparent benchmarks to manage risks

DEAN HUBBARD

Dean Hubbard.

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards: Sheep supply challenge

DEAN HUBBARD

RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness Australia and New Zealand general manager Stefan Vogel.

AgribusinessAustralian beef trade exposed to growing US-China tensions

Georgia Campion

Opinion

C-Wise CEO Greg Watts says homes need to be designed around sorting waste.

OpinionPremiumOpinion: The next sustainability challenge is under the sink

Greg Watts

Federal MP Rick Wilson says a proposed change to WA’s grain industry should be paused.

OpinionPremiumOpinion: The red tape threatening Australia’s grain industry

Rick Wilson

WA Farmers CEO Trevor Whittington.

OpinionPremiumOpinion: WA needs a dedicated Food Fraud Investigation Unit

Trevor Whittington

A grazing and cropping enterprise in Balingup was converted to native bush in May 2024 under a carbon credits scheme.

CARBON CONVERSATIONSPremiumWA farmers shouldn’t have to choose between carbon and crops

Brendan Foran

Country Communities

Dani Campbell, Caroline House-Vaux, Stacey Newman, Tina Harding, Sally Carpenter, Rosalyn Chisholm, Ellie Stone, and Sam Earle. The 2026 Women in Farming conference at Kojonup Memorial Hall on August 20.

Farming WomenPremiumIN PICTURES: The 2026 Women in Farming conference

Georgia Campion

Kids in the Kitchen is part of a hands-on, food education initiative designed to empower youth. Pictured: East Kimberley College students Dwayne Mayieka and Dale Polzin competing in Kids in the Kitchen at the Kununurra Agricultural Show.

Kids in the KitchenPremiumKids in the Kitchen comp to feature at Newdegate field day

Melissa Pedelty

WA food ambassador Don Hancey.

Newdegate Machinery Field DaysPremiumWA food ambassador Don Hancey to showcase Albany herring

Melissa Pedelty

Jindong dairy farmer Grant Evans.

end of an eraPremiumFarmers’ Own milk brand to end in July 2027

Melissa Pedelty