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  1. Firey Gin PremiumNew gin ‘as strong as firefighters’ it pays tribute to

  2. WASIA AGM PremiumWool set to help decarbonise the global economy

  3. Expansion planCall to block South32’s Worsley expansion

  4. MINISTERIAL VISITPremiumWatt in town to feel the mood of farmers

  5. Farm safety probePremiumWorkSafe inquiry after ag sector’s 12th farm death in a year

Beacon for change PremiumBush and ‘Burbs: Hunter, Garlett, Ryder, Gorter & more

West Coast premiership player Adam Hunter has found a new home, while former South Bunbury teammate Tom Gorter has been named for the Country Championships and the mark that lit up country footy.

Jackson Barrett

Countryman NewsNanotech to help fight against flystrike

Tiny nano-particles are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Liv Casben

Dry JulyPremiumDry July: Young mum’s brave cancer fight addresses stigma

Emily Halberg was just beginning her motherhood journey when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Raquel de Brito

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
The emergency meeting that led to Fyfe’s shock resignation

St John WA chief executive Michelle Fyfe was hauled into a meeting with Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson just a week before announcing her resignation.

Josh Zimmerman and Peter Law

GIWA Pulse Forum PremiumLupin taskforce set to ‘ground truth’ industry priorities

WA Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan has revealed a new lupin taskforce has been set up to “ground truth and implement” industry’s biggest priorities in lupin processing and promotion. 

Cally Dupe

Ram salesPremiumRam sale prices hedged to remain equal to last year

Stud Merino breeders were given a confidence boost that ram sale prices would remain equal to last year when they gathered at an annual ram inspection day in Narrogin on June 22.

Bob Garnant

WASIA AGM PremiumPremiumWool set to help decarbonise the global economy

WA Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan says the $3b wool industry has an “important role” to play in “decarbonising the economy” as Labor pushes on with plans to slash emissions by 43 per cent by 2030. 

Disease threatPremiumPremiumFMD ‘extremely likely’ to reach Australia, expert warns

The risk of foot and mouth disease spreading to Australia within the next six months is “extremely high” and the highly infectious livestock virus is likely to reach Bali “soon”, a leading analyst has warned.

OPINION PremiumPremiumFact checking Dave Kelly’s native logging ban

Dave Kelly, WA’s Forestry Minister, has come up with a grab-bag of reasons to explain his decision to abandon an industry he is meant to champion.

Biosecurity Risk PremiumBanana growers on high alert for freckle disease

WA’s banana industry is on high alert after the devastating banana freckle disease was discovered in the Northern Territory, the first detection since Australia was declared free of the disease in 2019.

Bob Garnant

Countryman NewsNanotech to help fight against flystrike

Tiny nano-particles are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Liv Casben

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The West Australian exclusive
The emergency meeting that led to Fyfe’s shock resignation

St John WA chief executive Michelle Fyfe was hauled into a meeting with Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson just a week before announcing her resignation.

Josh Zimmerman and Peter Law

Foul PlayMUST WATCH: Explosive documentary exposes truth about Pinder

A new video series from The West Australian explores the rise and fall of Wildcats superstar Kendal ‘Tiny’ Pinder. Former teammates, coaches and his son reveal what went on behind the scenes. WATCH IT IN FULL

Daryna Zadvirna

New chapterCommentsPremiumBig energy at the top of a changing Woodside

INSIDER: Meg O’Neill has ambitious plans about how to grow Woodside Energy in a climate-conscious world.

Danielle Le Messurier

News

Disease threatPremiumFMD ‘extremely likely’ to reach Australia, expert warns

Adam Poulsen

Biosecurity Risk PremiumBanana growers on high alert for freckle disease

Bob Garnant

Countryman NewsNanotech to help fight against flystrike

Liv Casben

MINISTERIAL VISITPremiumWatt in town to feel the mood of farmers

Adam Poulsen

Grain

GIWA Pulse Forum PremiumLupin taskforce set to ‘ground truth’ industry priorities

Cally Dupe

Plant Protein PremiumWipe Open Agriculture plant to turn lupins into protein

Cally Dupe

BIOSECURITY ACT REVIEWSubmissions open into review of WA biosecurity laws

Adam Poulsen

sw wa drought hubPremiumWA farmers combat drought through soil amelioration

Shannon Verhagen

Livestock

Ram salesPremiumRam sale prices hedged to remain equal to last year

Bob Garnant

Disease threatPremiumFMD ‘extremely likely’ to reach Australia, expert warns

Adam Poulsen

Countryman NewsNanotech to help fight against flystrike

Liv Casben

MINISTERIAL VISITPremiumWatt in town to feel the mood of farmers

Adam Poulsen

Wool

WASIA AGM PremiumWool set to help decarbonise the global economy

Cally Dupe

touching tributePremiumShearing stalwart Geoff Lawrence honoured after tragedy

Shannon Verhagen

Mulesing Debate PremiumPetition calls for mulesing to be banned in NSW

Bob Garnant

BIOSECURITY ACT REVIEWSubmissions open into review of WA biosecurity laws

Adam Poulsen

Politics

MINISTERIAL VISITPremiumWatt in town to feel the mood of farmers

Adam Poulsen

Cheers CommentsPremiumPub owner frontrunner for Nationals win in North West

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

LIVE EXPORT PremiumLove takes aim at live export relocation probe

Adam Poulsen

BURP TAXPremiumNew Zealand Government set to tax belching cattle and sheep

Adam Poulsen

Machinery

Tractor museumPremiumCarnamah’s Hal Walton given help for Tractor Museum

Bob Garnant

confidence risesTwo thirds of WA farmers looking to buy new machinery

Shannon Verhagen

Dealer awardsPremiumCase IH Dealer Awards honours best in 2021

Bob Garnant

Technician awardsJohn Deere Technician Awards back in 2022

Bob Garnant

Field Days

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field DayPremiumGidgegannup Small Farm Field Day blessed with sunny skies

Cally Dupe

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day a day for all

Jennifer Kent

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day PremiumBrand new Olive Festival to launch at Gidgegannup

Cally Dupe

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field DayPremiumLife on the land at Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day

Cally Dupe

Horticulture

Biosecurity Risk PremiumBanana growers on high alert for freckle disease

Bob Garnant

BIOSECURITY ACT REVIEWSubmissions open into review of WA biosecurity laws

Adam Poulsen

‘simply incorrect’PremiumWA Government hits back at farmers’ forest claims

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

water rightsPremiumSouth West farmers slam forest mismanagement

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

Finance & Markets

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSWA sheep market steady as processors enter shutdown

Rob Kelly

LIVE EXPORTS DIVEPremiumLive cattle exports set to fall further, MLA report says

Adam Poulsen

Beyond the SaleyardsProcessor prices and saleyard numbers improve

Rob Kelly

Brownes expansionPremiumBrownes Dairy to resume exports to Singapore

Adam Poulsen

Opinion

OPINION PremiumFact checking Dave Kelly’s native logging ban

Gavin Butcher

opinion
opinion
David GossageCommentsPremium
opinion
Keep WA’s volunteer firefighters under local control

David Gossage

analysis
analysis
Not out of the woods CommentsPremium
analysis
McGowan’s bombshell native logging ban economic vandalism

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

OPINION Premium‘Climate action’ responsibility should be shared

Steve Martin

Country Communities

Social Photographs PremiumValue Creators bring together women in STEM

Cally Dupe

farm dog fridayPremiumFarm Dog Friday: Our favourite photos from around WA

Shannon Verhagen

resonatingPremiumFarmer’s mental health song strikes a chord

Sean Van Der Wielen

snug fitPremiumSplash of colour for Katanning’s Piesse Park

Sean Van Der Wielen