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  1. Mask upWA’s mask mandate extended as COVID spreads across State

  2. More sitesPremiumBusselton pharmacy becomes City’s first exposure site

  3. Shears, mate!‘Gun’ shearers nudging $300,000 amid skills shortage

  4. at lastPremiumOn-farm quarantine an option for WA growers

  5. More CancellationsPremiumHighly anticipated music fest cancelled amid COVID worries

Top citizensVollies in the Valley

Chapman Valley citizen of the year praises “active and generous” community

Edward Scown

Locked outPremiumKununurra residents facing 7000km detour to return to WA

Kununurra residents stuck across WA’s lingering hard border are facing the prospect of a 7000km drive to the State’s southern border crossing to return to the East Kimberley.

Stephanie Sinclair

labour crisisPremiumDoubt waiving backpacker visa fees will make much difference

Off the back of pandemic-induced labour shortages, crops in Carnarvon are being left to rot in paddocks, with no one around to pack them and not enough truck drivers to pick them up.

Shannon Verhagen

Latest updateCommentsBunbury outbreak grows to 17 amid 24 new infections

WA has recorded 24 new COVID cases overnight, with a Wheatbelt case and a mystery case among the new infections.

Briana Fiore and Josh Zimmerman

Regional tragedyDriver dead after ploughing into tree in WA’s Wheatbelt

A man is dead following a horrific crash in Karlgarin, about 300 kilometres south-east of Perth, on Tuesday.

Daryna Zadvirna

NEW ROLEVogel takes key role at Rabobank

Agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank has appointed Stefan Vogel as general manager of its food and agribusiness research division in Australia and New Zealand.

Staff reporter

Bull salePremiumPremiumCollege bull ahead of the class

Spontaneous applause followed the sale of the record $23,000 top-priced bull at the Nutrien Livestock Great Southern Blue Ribbon Bull Sale held last Tuesday at the Mt Barker Regional Saleyards.

Flood falloutPremiumPremiumDamage to vital freight track means delays could last weeks

Some 400 kilometres of the Trans-Australian Railway which connects the eastern states to Perth has been inundated by heavy rain in South Australia, with some calling it a ‘once-in-300-year’ weather event.

Done dealsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRinehart reveals buyers for big slice of cattle empire

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has sold a vast bundle of agricultural interests across the country and is close to finalising a deal for three other holdings.

Angus Australia PremiumAngus Australia drives genetic improvement

Angus Australia continues to push towards genetic improvement in the Angus breed, monitored by performance recording and careful animal selection practices.

Bob Garnant

Cattle salePremiumManypeaks Angus cows reach record $4600

A pen of eight Manypeaks-bred Angus cows sold to a sale record $4600 top price at the Nutrien Livestock Great Southern Blue Ribbon Female Sale held last Tuesday at the Mt Barker Regional Saleyards.

Bob Garnant

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Living For NowCommentsPremiumThe September 11 escape that changed Marina Mabrey’s life

Marina Mabrey is dominating the WNBL on the other side of the world from a family that has been bonded by how close they came to being broken by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Craig O'Donoghue

RISING STOCKS PremiumWhy Allen, Young set to be big improvers in 2022

The stocks of West Coast’s Oscar Allen and Fremantle’s Hayden Young are set to rise this season, as AFL experts shine a light on who might take the next step for every club in 2022.

Staff writers

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Perth’s private hospitals reveal plan as COVID looms

Perth’s private hospitals are ready to take on COVID-19 patients from the public health system as the spread of Omicron continues across the State.

Victoria Rifici

News

Harvest 2021-22 PremiumLongest but most rewarding harvest in history finally done

Cally Dupe

labour crisisPremiumDoubt waiving backpacker visa fees will make much difference

Shannon Verhagen

at lastPremiumOn-farm quarantine an option for WA growers

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

Mou signingAg minister visits Indonesia to sign MOU

Shannon Verhagen

Grain

Harvest 2021-22 PremiumLongest but most rewarding harvest in history finally done

Cally Dupe

at lastPremiumOn-farm quarantine an option for WA growers

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

Mou signingAg minister visits Indonesia to sign MOU

Shannon Verhagen

GRAIN FORUMAnnual grains industry forum to be held online

Staff reporter

Livestock

Bull salePremiumCollege bull ahead of the class

Bob Garnant

Done dealsCommentsPremiumRinehart reveals buyers for big slice of cattle empire

Adrian Lowe

Angus Australia PremiumAngus Australia drives genetic improvement

Bob Garnant

Cattle salePremiumManypeaks Angus cows reach record $4600

Bob Garnant

Wool

visa pleasWA shearing industry calls for visa deal to boost numbers

Shannon Verhagen

Wool medalPremiumWool medal nominations open for worthy recipient

Bob Garnant

“We need them”PremiumCalls for new ag visa to extend to grains and shearing

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

‘hard to fathom’PremiumIndustry mourns death of WA shearing stalwart Geoff Lawrence

Shannon Verhagen

Politics

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opinion
Sport mattersCommentsPremium
opinion
Time for sport to get more COVID respect

Craig O'Donoghue

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
‘Annoyed’: Private school pranksters plague anti-vax party

Josh Zimmerman

Preparing to openPremiumMcGowan backs ScoMo on close contacts, rapid tests

Josh Zimmerman

Virus Chaos PremiumCOVID-19 spike forces thousands to queue around the nation

Bethany Hiatt

Machinery

New Machinery John Deere X Series Combine makes short work of wheat crop

staff reporter

“Extremely concerned”PremiumShort-term AdBlue supply concerning WA truckers

Shannon Verhagen

Show Cancelled Agritechnica postponed to 2023 because of COVID-19

Cally Dupe

new rolePremiumPilbara trucker to give voice to owner-operators

Shannon Verhagen

Field Days

Perth Royal ShowTiny margins but Quilty clan earns carcase joy

Bob Garnant

Interbreed supremeCommentsShirlee Downs Poll Dorset sashed interbreed supreme

Bob Garnant

Cattle interbreedCommentsQuality field of beef cattle interbreed champions

Bob Garnant

Poll DorsetCommentsShirlee Downs takes supreme Poll Dorset sash

Bob Garnant

Horticulture

labour crisisPremiumDoubt waiving backpacker visa fees will make much difference

Shannon Verhagen

Mou signingAg minister visits Indonesia to sign MOU

Shannon Verhagen

LABOUR SHORTAGEPremiumShires seek migrant workers to fill gaps

Adam Poulsen

bang onPremiumCapogrecos become second applicant for gas gun in Waroona

Luke McPherson

Finance & Markets

NEW ROLEVogel takes key role at Rabobank

Staff reporter

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Minerva enters the market

Rob Kelly

Powering upCommentsPremiumMark Creasy’s stake in IGO cracks $1 billion

Sean Smith

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Lamb and sheep prices still stable

Rob Kelly

Opinion

opinion
opinion
Shelley CableCommentsPremium
opinion
We need to make workplaces safe for Indigenous Australians

Shelley Cable

opinion
opinion
Madeline King CommentsPremium
opinion
Why grain growers are a WA success story

OPINIONWA’s journey to a 20mt crop

Wally Newman

OpinionA cattle producers’ thoughts on BJD and a way forward

Jim McGregor

Country Communities

EXTENSIVE DAMAGEPremiumGascoyne bushfire causes ‘huge’ livestock losses

Adam Poulsen

LABOUR SHORTAGEPremiumShires seek migrant workers to fill gaps

Adam Poulsen

COVID ConcernsPremiumThe Warren Ag show joins list of COVID-cancelled events

Ben Loughran

BIG BATPremiumNarrikup Cricket Club unveil new big bat

Taj Stubber