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BUSH BIKE STAY IS GOSheep farmer diversifies income with bike trail and cabins

When a bushfire tore through his Narrogin property in 2022, Angus Armstrong watched two businesses go up in smoke: his sheep farm, and a bush mountain bike trail he had built for a future tourism venture.

Danielle Marsland

Angus Armstrong is on the cusp of realising his dream of running an agritourism business.

Woolgrowers are invited to have a say on how AWI performed from 2021 to 2025.

AWI REVIEWAWI are inviting woolgrowers to have their say

Danielle Marsland

WA Labor is coming under fire for a lack of clarity over long-term wild dog management.

Minimal TransparencyShadow ag minister flags lack of Budget transparency

The State Government has dodged questions on the future of the wild dog action plan and State barrier fence Esperance extension after handing down the Budget last week.

Georgia Campion and Rebecca Nadge

Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivers her State Budget speech in Parliament House.

State BudgetHow did ag fare in the State Government’s latest budget?

The State Government has handed down its latest Budget, setting aside a “minuscule” amount for the State’s agriculture industry, and only slightly more for the regions.

Georgia Campion

Richard Dovison, Adrian Capogreco and Andrew Duperouzel at Nutrien's new West Coast Bulk Facility in East Rockingham.

Fertiliser storageNutrien Ag unveils new $70 million fertiliser centre

Nutrien Ag Solutions has opened its anticipated new $70 million bulk fertiliser centre more than two years after a fire ripped through its Kwinana site during a severe heatwave, causing major damage

Georgia Campion

FundraserSouth West to Perth tractor ride aims to raise for cancer

Brunswick’s John Tilling is hitting the road this Saturday on his 1963 Chamberlain Tractor, with his sights set on Whiteman Park, aiming to make the almost 200km journey onboard the antique machinery.

Craig Duncan

Kingsley, Chelsea and Teddy Oldmeadow, Wongan Hills.

HELP AT HANDFamily shares RFDS experience, encouraging all to donate

As the Royal Flying Doctor Service gears up for its annual fundraising campaign, a Wongan Hills family are encouraging everyone to dig deep after their eight-month-old son was transferred to Perth last year

Rebecca Nadge

A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Urea ArrivalNearly 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser secured for ag

Nearly 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser has hit Australian shores in the first shipments of a partnership between the Federal Government, CSBP, and Incitec Pivot.

Georgia Campion

Merino Lifetime Productivity Project national manager Anne Ramsay, of Melbourne, with Pingelly MLP chair Brett Jones, of Dowerin, AWI's Geoff Linden and Pingelly MLP site manager Bronwyn Clarke, from Murdoch University.

MLP RESULTS DEEP DIVERegister for the Merino Lifetime Productivity results

A 10-year industry project that collected more than two million data points will be presented at a seminar in WA next month.

Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud co-principal Michael Thompson.

APPEAL KNOCKED BACKFederal Court rules against live ex damages appeal

A WA pastoralist says a Federal Court ruling against the northern cattle industry’s appeal for additional compensation following the 2011 live export ban is a blow for farmers and the country as a whole.

Case IH and New Holland has expanded its footprint in WA with the addition of a new dealership in Broome.

MACHINERY EXPANSIONCase IH and New Holland now available in Broome

A Broome dealership will now sell Case IH and New Holland farm machinery, marking the first time the brands have been available in the area.

BUSH BIKE STAY IS GOSheep farmer diversifies income with bike trail and cabins

Danielle Marsland

AgZero2030 chairman and Corrigin farmer Simon Wallwork.

Budget missed the markOpinion: fuel tax credit scheme missing the mark

The fuel tax credits scheme sailed through the Federal Budget, with farmers still being lumped in with mining companies as if we’re natural allies defending the same interests. We’re not.

Simon Wallwork is a grain and livestock producer in Corrigin, Western Australia, and chair of AgZero.

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WA NewsTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet.

crimeDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

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A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

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Disaster and EmergencyYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!Shuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

Courts & JusticePerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

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Urea ArrivalNearly 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser secured for ag

Georgia Campion

APPEAL KNOCKED BACKFederal Court rules against live ex damages appeal

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BUSH BIKE STAY IS GOSheep farmer diversifies income with bike trail and cabins

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‘Grossly unfair’ charges discontinued for station owners

Georgia Campion

Workplace Matters‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese