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Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association chair and Yougawalla Pastoral Company operator Hayden Sale

TradePremiumFarmers assess damage from China trade beef

Western Australia’s beef industry is scrambling to understand the full impact of China’s shock restrictions on global meat trade, with a top Kimberley pastoralist warning it will not be good.

Matt Mckenzie & Georgia Campion

The State Government will not offer a grace period to fishers who break the new fishing rules and will slap fines on transgressors immediately.

State GovernmentCommentsPremiumNo warning period for new fishing rules as fines kick in

First offence to bring fines of up to $5000 for an individual to $10,000 for a body corporate, plus penalties equal to 10 times the value of fish taken.

Malcolm Quekett

‘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,’ says Trevor Whittington.

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Trevor WhittingtonCommentsPremium
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Canberra’s reflex politics is crushing regional WA

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. 

Trevor Whittington

Julie Freeman says road safety is a partnership.

OPINION PremiumOpinion: A summer road safety wake-up call

As West Australians, we cherish the summer holiday period, yet for too many families the summer months bring not joy but grief.

Julie Freeman

AFLW player Halle Cameron-Phillips’ death in a Busselton car crash on December 28 has not yet been included in the official toll.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Shocking WA road toll for 2025

The death toll on WA roads was at odds with the national trend seen across the country in 2025.

Rachel Fenner

Australian cattle beef exports reached the second highest monthly volume on record in October.

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Aussie beef faces $1b hit from Chinese trade rules

Australia’s beef industry fears an almost $1 billion hit after China slapped new trade restrictions on meat producers across the globe in a move the Albanese Government branded ‘very disappointing’. 

Matt Mckenzie & Katina Curtis

While the project can now move forward, Procon — which appointed Mia Davies as its corporate affairs and business development director late last year — still needs a building approval and a Federal medicinal cannabis licence.

MEDICINAL CANNABISPremiumMia Davies leads Wheatbelt medicinal cannabis move

Former opposition leader Mia Davies has taken a leading role in securing approval for one of the Wheatbelt’s first large-scale medicinal cannabis hydroponic facilities.

Cally Dupe

The RAC Rescue helicopter airlifted a 32-year-old woman with critical injuries to Royal Perth Hospital.

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Car rollover near Hyden leaves woman with critical injuries

Major crash officers are appealing for public assistance as they investigate a serious crash that left a female with critical injuries in Forrestania east of Hyden on Monday. 

Cameron Newbold and Melissa Sheil

CBH Group has announced its largest ever received grain crop in its 92 year history.

Grain RecordsPremiumBin-buster: CBH smashes 92-year grain receival record

WA is nearing its grain harvest record, with the State’s biggest grain handler announcing the largest crop ever received in its 92-year history, with more than 22.9 million tonnes in the system.

Georgia Campion

Tropical Cyclone Hayley is crossing the coast north of Broome, which was hit by flooding from a tropical cyclone in 2023.

WeatherComments‘Not safe to leave’: Locals batten down as cyclone hits WA

A tropical cyclone warning for the Kimberley has those in the region on high alert as they prepare to ride out the storm.

Kirsty Lichtenstein and Troy de Ruyter

Brad McLean of Mt Barker, Julia Payne of Perth, and Amelia Gooding of Darkan, were among 10 people picked to participate in the GrainGrowers 2026 Australian Grain Leaders Program

Grain LeadersPremiumThree WA ag figures chosen for 2026 leadership program

Three WA agriculture figures have been selected for the GrainGrowers 2026 Australian Grain Leaders Program to expand their professional development, network, and drive post-graduation collaboration.

Georgia Campion

Shark heads were found dumped outside Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis' office in Margaret River on Monday

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Trio charged after shark heads dumped at minister’s office

Detectives have charged three men with trespass, littering and drug offences after a disgusting pile of shark heads and fish remains were dumped outside the office of Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis.

Caleb Runciman

Shark heads were found dumped outside Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis' office in Margaret River on Monday

state politicsCommentsPremiumProtesters arrested for targeting minister with fishy attack

Two men were being questioned on Monday night, over a foul-smelling protest outside the Margaret River office of Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis.

Jessica Page

The bushfire near Boddington.

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Boddington blaze downgraded after burning 4095ha

An out-of-control bushfire that has burnt 4095ha near Boddington and forced residents to evacuate on Christmas has been downgraded to an advice alert, with residents allowed to return with caution. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein, Jacki Elezovich, Claire Sadler and Melissa Sheil

WA Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis’ Margaret River office has been targeted by protesters against the State’s demersal fishing ban.

Offal ProtestPremiumJackie Jarvis targeted in offal protest against fishing ban

The State’s food and agriculture minister has been targeted in Margaret River with an offal attack over the State Government’s new fishing bans. 

Craig Duncan

A flat stone fruit first planted in WA in 2019 has been launched to China to satisfy the country’s fast-growing appetite for peaches and nectarines.

Fruit ExportsPremiumAustralian Ondine flat stonefruit land on Chinese shelves

A flat stone fruit first planted in WA in 2019 has been launched to China to satisfy the country’s fast-growing appetite for peaches and nectarines.

Georgia Campion

Flynn McCullogh, a 22-year-old from Narrikup in WA's Great Southern, died at the scene of a crash near Mindarra on December 20. The same crash saw Clint Van Den Broeke of Esperance airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital with severe injuries.

WA NewsPremiumTributes flow for Narrikup ‘cowboy’ killed in horror crash

WA’s rodeo community has paid tribute to ‘cowboy’ bull rider Flynn McCullough who died in a car crash five days before Christmas, while his fellow competitor remains in hospital with severe injuries.

Georgia Campion

Crops are out of the ground.

Make the CallPremiumGGA launches nitrogen podcast to manage on farm risks

A new podcast sure to keep farmers busy during harvest, has been launched with the aim of sharing nitrogen practices from growers around WA.

Georgia Campion

Fiona Mann, Angela Teale, and Suzannah Moss-Wright.

Celebrating WomenPremiumWA Rural Women’s Award: From farm gate to the moon

Three regional women with ambitious projects stretching from the farm gate to the Moon have been named finalists in this year’s WA AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.

Georgia Campion

Harvest at Mingenew, 2023.

HarvestPremiumWA nears largest ever predicted crop record of 26.55Mt

WA is well on its way to meeting a forecasted record-breaking harvest of more than 26Mt despite setbacks to growers such as harvest bans, fires, and power outages.

Georgia Campion

Mick Veitch.

RDC ChairPremiumAgriFutures welcomes Mick Veitch as new chair

Former Labor politician Mick Veitch has been appointed the new lead of AgriFutures Australia following a competitive, open selection process by the Federal Government.

Georgia Campion

Residents in Broome have been warned to brace for Tropical Cyclone Hayley after the town was hit by Tropical Cyclone Kelvin in February 2018.

WeatherCommentsDamaging winds, rain to hit WA as massive storm bears down

West Aussies have been warned to brace for a major storm and possible evacuations as a tropical cyclone is expected to hit the coast on New Year’s Eve.

Troy de Ruyter and Kirsty Lichtenstein

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash, or who saw the Ford Transit travelling in the area before the incident, to come forward.

PolicePremiumChristmas Day tragedy as man killed in horror Merredin crash

The driver, a man believed to be in his 60s, died at the scene.

Caitlin Vinci

Major crash are investigating the serious Hay crash.

Serious crash PremiumInvestigation launched into serious crash near Denmark

Major crash officers have launched an investigation into a serious crash that happened near Denmark on Tuesday, leaving a man with critical injuries. 

Jacki Elezovich