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Attack on Keep the Sheep campaign adds insult to injury

As Mark Twain so eloquently put it: ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics’. WA Labor gave us all three versions during debate in the Parliament recently.

Steve Martin

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Jo Jackson King’s life lessons from the rail industry

Rather than my usual letter decrying the fact the rail industry isn’t illuminating their vehicles to the degree society rightfully expects, I’ve reminded myself ‘you can learn something from everybody, right?’”

Jo Jackson King

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumThe one minister missing from Albo’s cabinet roadshow

There’s been one very notable exception from Anthony Albanese’s WA cabinet roadshow this week.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Labor has ‘no plan’ for biosecurity

National Biosecurity Week is a timely reminder that Labor needs to explain how it will fund, support and safeguard Australia from dangerous pests and diseases, writes Nationals leader David Littleproud.

David Littleproud

ACT NOWPremiumSmall businesses must start their decarbonisation journey

It’s only a matter of time before mandatory climate reporting applies to smaller businesses such as farms, writes C-Wise chief executive Greg Watts.

Greg Watts

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Federal Labor has neglected WA’s aviation interests

The most aggrieving part of Rex Airlines’ collapse is that the Albanese Government was given plenty of warning signs more had to be done to urgently support aviation competition, writes WA Senator Dean Smith.

Dean Smith

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PM’s quip shows contempt for farmers

Albo’s bad taste joke — made to some of the agricultural industry’s brightest lights — about killing off Australia’s live export industry has to be one of the worst prime ministerial clangers.

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Swing to sheepmeat production ‘is possible’

Once again, the WA sheep industry appears to be in a state of decline, writes Wannamal lamb producer Murray Ellis.

Murray Ellis

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States still fail to act on train lighting standards

As another National Rail Safety Week rolls around, Lara Jensen questions when State governments will address the ‘glaringly obvious’ issue of inadequate train and rolling stock visibility lighting standards.

Lara Jensen

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Keep the Sheep campaign ‘mockingly dismissed’

Last week, a raft of Labor and Greens parliamentarians chose to wilfully ridicule a movement born from the heart of Western Australia — the Keep the Sheep campaign.

Slade Brockman

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Sheep shipping ban puts all export industries at risk

Federal Labor’s cavalier approach in amending the Export Control Act 2020 has significant implications for all of Australia’s $650 billion export industries, on which our national economy so heavily depends.

Chris Back

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Proper inquiry into sheep export ban is needed

It’s no surprise the Labor-dominated parliamentary inquiry into the Albanese Government’s proposed live sheep export ban ignored the evidence and the science, writes Liberal Senator Slade Brockman.

Slade Brockman

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The enduring charm of fox hunting on horseback

‘Having grown up heavily involved in Pony Club through my teenage years, transitioning to fox hunting on horseback marked a significant shift in my equestrian pursuits’, writes Lake Hunt WA’s Jahn Trethowan.

Jahn Trethowan

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Grain growers step up fight against live sheep ban

Grain Producers Australia has made a strong submission to the House Standing Committee on Agriculture’s inquiry into legislation tabled in Federal Parliament to ban live sheep exports by sea from May 2028

Barry Large

Countryman OpinionCommentsHas Goodenough nailed his colours to the mast in new flyer?

KATINA CURTIS: Ian Goodenough’s latest flyer for voters is notable more for its graphic design than content — it features the Australian coat of arms, zero party logos and a green and gold colour scheme.

Katina Curtis

Katina Curtis

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The facts on gun seizure law

Beware the humbug from the State Government as it tries to sell this week’s tweaks to proposed new firearms laws.

Neale Prior

Neale Prior

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Live sheep export fight can’t be left solely to our farmers

I may well be among only a small handful of people in Australia to have read the independent panel report into the phase out of live sheep exports by sea from cover-to-cover.

Laura Newell

Laura Newell

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WA will run out of electricity without a better plan

The Government is not prepared for future electricity demands during heat waves as it closes down its coal generation fleet, writes WA shadow energy minister Steve Thomas.

Steve Thomas

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The silent erosion of commercial fishing in WA

With the future I have painstakingly built poised for erasure, I question the Government’s agenda, which seems irrevocably set against us, writes Esperance Professional Fishermen’s Association VP Manue Daniels.

Manue Daniels

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Live export betrayal won’t be forgotten at the ballot box

Anthony Albanese, Murray Watt, and Federal Labor have utterly sold out regional WA in exchange for shoring up support in inner-city electorates, writes Roe MLA Peter Rundle.

Peter Rundle

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Labor has turned its back on the bush

Thanks to our State and Federal Labor Governments, morale in the bush is officially at an all-time low, writes Mt Magnet pastoralist Lara Jensen.

Lara Jensen

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The live sheep export ban is a betrayal of WA

A third-generation WA farmer, who I know has written to the Premier, says this is a nightmare which will gut the entire WA sheep industry.

Libby Mettam

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Cook ‘plays politics’ while farmers suffer

The Cook Government’s underwhelming $8.6 million drought assistance package is too little, too late for the State’s farmers, writes WA shadow agriculture minister Colin de Grussa.

Colin de Grussa

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What’s agriculture’s next step towards carbon neutrality?

A more unified, broad-based approach is essential to effectively address the challenges posed by climate change in the agricultural sector, writes MEQ Probe chief executive Remo Carbone.

Remo Carbone