“Back in December I wrote in these pages that the Cook Government’s cuts to commercial and recreational fishing weren’t really about fisheries management,” writes Trevor Whittington.
Trevor Whittington
This week, from August 10-16, is Rail Safety Week. However, for the families of rail crash victims like hers, there is nothing to celebrate, writes Lara Jensen.
Lara Jensen
Road safety and regional development are not separate issues. They go hand in hand, writes Julie Freeman.
Julie Freeman
The Strait of Hormuz may have technically reopened, but its brief closure exposed a much bigger question for WA’s regional businesses.
Rory Kennard
When people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a magician, writes C-Wise CEO Greg Watts.
Greg Watts
Today marks 26 years since The West published an article, “A screech, a big bang and then just silence” (10/7/2000), following the tragic and early deaths of my youngest brother, writes Lara Jensen.
Close watchers of federal politics may have noticed the Albanese Government’s proposal to preference companies with union-backed enterprise agreements when awarding Commonwealth contracts.
They don’t want you to know that the overwhelming majority of voyages are completed successfully under stringent regulatory controls, writes Mark Harvey-Sutton.
Mark Harvey-Sutton
World Environment Day 2026 was on June 5. With its call to “Take Climate Action”, it is hard to avoid reflecting on the impact of climate change on our lives already . . . writes Dodie Henderson.
Dodie Henderson
I’ve provided the rail industry’s own research in three national train lighting reports released in the last five years; all of which found that increased train lighting improves their visibility. And yet.
The Cook Labor Government’s growing flirtation with the Greens and the Animal Justice Party should concern every farming and pastoral family in Western Australia.
Lachlan Hunter
Nearly two years after the live export ban became law, farmers have been making decisions while the transition industry is still planning the transition.
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.
While access to employment in regional communities remains competitive, limited, or poorly matched to the skills and aspirations of women, a quiet transformation is taking shape.
Kendall Galbraith
Environmental consequences and financial implications need to be a part of what is considered when Australia’s chemical regulator reviews chemistries.
Andrew Weidemann
The CBH institution has been one of the great success stories of WA agriculture, writes Pingelly farmer John Hassell
John Hassell
In recent months, renewed commentary about livestock shipping has once again brought Australia’s live export trade into the public spotlight.
WA grain growers have once again demonstrated the strength and scale of our industry.
Simon Stead
The WA Labor Government has a curious habit when it comes to big decisions. When it wants something badly enough, it moves at speed.
Macquarie Asset Management’s move to acquire logistics giant Qube has sharpened nerves well beyond boardrooms and trading floors
China’s move to impose quotas and tariffs on Aussie beef is not just another trade story — it is a clear demonstration of what happens when our leadership becomes complacent and ineffective.
Dean Smith
Out on a country road, when something jumps out in front of you, the worst thing you can do is panic and yank the wheel. Yet that, increasingly, is how the Albanese Government governs.
As West Australians, we cherish the summer holiday period, yet for too many families the summer months bring not joy but grief.
The WA Government’s recent revelation that the WA sheep flock has plummeted 30 percent in the past three years is distressing but not surprising.
Steve Martin
