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Regional BankingWA’s regional communities forced to rethink banking needs

As Australia’s banking sector considers how to address service gaps in regional areas, many of WA’s farmers and rural communities have already had to respond to closures.

Georgia Campion and Rose Patane

The Commonwealth Bank's operating income was flat in the three months to March 31. Joel Carrett

Kevin Sorgiovanni and Greg Harvey are keeping the brands in local hands.

industry boostWA dairy industry happy beloved yoghurt brand was saved

Madelin Hayes and Melissa Pedelty

Displaying the winning specialty breeders' interbreed supreme bull, are Jessica and Nathan Perry, of Heritage Livestock in Baldivis, with their children Jacob, 7, and Annabelle, 5, and the judges Kim Groner and Jasmine Green.

Perth Royal ShowPerth Royal Show: Specialty breeders’ wins well spread

The specialty breeders interbreed competitions at this year’s Perth Royal Show brought a variety of types of cattle to the judging arena, with supreme champion decisions well spread.

Bob Garnant

AgricultureTwo iconic WA dairy brands saved in local buyout

Two beloved WA dairy brands have changed hands, with new owners planning to bring Mundella yoghurt back to supermarket shelves in time for Christmas.

Madelin Hayes

Australian Wool Innovation's Return to Real campaign looks to convert interest in natural fibres into demand for wool.

Return to RealAustralian Wool Innovation launches new campaign

Australian wool is being showcased to Chinese and European consumers through a new campaign set to capitalise on the growing interest in natural fibres.

Melissa Pedelty

Agora Livestock head of markets Dean Hubbard.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the saleyards: Market’s changing turn-off pattern

West Australian lamb prices continue to come under pressure despite processor throughput remaining relatively strong, with recent weekly slaughter approaching 50,000 head, writes Dean Hubbard.

Dean Hubbard

The wool market is the highest it has been in six years.

annual reportAWI results to modest spending to restore reserves

Australian Wool Innovation has recorded an $8.9 million rise in revenue in 2025-26 driven by a strong wool market, the highest it has been in six years

Melissa Pedelty

Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association chief executive Bron Christensen.

Transparency is keyMixed opinions on levy increase in WA

Most WA grass-fed cattle producers say they are prepared to pay a higher levy as long as spending transparency is increased, but several are adamant the rise is not welcome.

Melissa Pedelty

Narrogin Elders stud stock agent Lauren Rayner, Coromandel Poll Merino stud principal Michael Campbell, Woodyarrup stud co-principal Craig Dewar, of Broomehill, Minou Dewar, of Boomehill, and Lachlan Dewar, of Broomehill, with the top-priced ram Archie, Woodyarrup 250661.

Ram saleRare ram snapped at Woodyarrup auction for top price

A rare young ram that scored in the national top one per cent of all sheep economic indexes has been snapped up at a top price by a Gairdner producer targeting wool quality.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA president Digby Stretch.

Water ComplianceDWER defends new fining powers as PGA airs concerns

A WA pastoral association has hit out at the State’s water department over a lack of clearly defined appeal mechanisms for fines, but DWER has argued that is not the case.

Regional BankingWA’s regional communities forced to rethink banking needs

As Australia’s banking sector considers how to address service gaps in regional areas, many of WA’s farmers and rural communities have already had to respond to closures.

industry boostWA dairy industry happy beloved yoghurt brand was saved

WA dairy industry stalwarts say the return of two beloved WA dairy brands to a pair of “able” and “responsible” hands will have a positive effect on the dairy industry.

Madelin Hayes and Melissa Pedelty

National Farmers’ Federation vice-president John Hassell.

OpinionOpinion: Why we should target 180 days of diesel security

Government could help farmers, mining companies, transport businesses, co-operatives and fuel distributors expand approved storage capacity, writes John Hassell.

John Hassell

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Major crash are investigating the Ogilvie fatality.

Road tollWitness appeal after man, 24, killed in Mid West rollover

A 24-year-old man who was a passenger has been killed following a single vehicle rollover north of Geraldton on Monday morning.

Kate Campbell

Curtin’s vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has slammed the Cook Government’s plans for a uni merger.

STATE POLITICS‘Mega-university’ proposal slammed by Curtin

Curtin’s vice-chancellor is putting up a fight against the State Government’s controversial plan to merge three WA public universities into a mega institution.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

The Bunbury Outer Ring Road: the site of unhappiness, according to lawyers.

Herd on the TerraceSouth West family sues Main Roads over snatched land

A David and Goliath battle is looming in WA’s Supreme Court as a South West family sues Main Roads over land snatched to build the Bunbury Outer Ring Road. Plus: Terrace banker bids farewell.

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A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

FinanceNicola Forrest’s record-breaking $500m-plus donation

Australia’s second-richest woman will put more than $500m into her own philanthropic vehicle Coaxial to help address “devastation” in communities across the country.

Adrian Lowe

Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefenceNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

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Are you f***ing serious? The Royal Show has lost the plot

BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

Courts & JusticeLove triangle ends in brutal murder of WA woman, court told

Grisly details of the final moments of Tara Marie Morrison’s life were revealed in the WA Supreme Court where James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, and Hannah Louise Glover, 30, stood trial accused of murder.

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Water ComplianceDWER defends new fining powers as PGA airs concerns

Georgia Campion

Regional BankingWA’s regional communities forced to rethink banking needs

Georgia Campion and Rose Patane

industry boostWA dairy industry happy beloved yoghurt brand was saved

Madelin Hayes and Melissa Pedelty

Carvero controlled weeds resistant to other PPO herbicides in overseas trials, and was the strongest of the Group 14 herbicides on grasses.

new solutionFarmers provided lifeline after heavy chemical regulation

Melissa Pedelty

CNBC news2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell