The federal government is set to test Australia’s ability to react to an outbreak of the bird flu which it says poses “significant” risks.
Steve Zemek
Leaseholders of a Mid West property where more than half a dozen young calves were allegedly deliberately run over in a vehicle have closed their land to the public. WARNING: Confronting content
Phil Hickey
King Island Dairy, on the tiny Bass Strait outpost, will close in mid-2025 after a buyer could not be found, owner Saputo has announced.
Ethan James
Western Power has completed network upgrades in three Wheatbelt shires in the hope of reducing the number and duration of unplanned power outages
Adam Poulsen
The State Government has expanded its quarantine area of the tree-killing polyphagous shot-hole borer in a bid to curb its spread.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A national survey has found growing environmental and budgetary concerns are pushing some Australians to reduce the amount of meat they eat.
Liv Casben
With a growing list of accolades and followers, BLOCK 275 — WA’s only cold pressed non-genetically modified canola oil brand — is a paddock-to-plate story like no other. We take a look at the journey so far.
Rebecca Turner
The WA Government spent $6.4 million on plans to build a new headquarter for DPIRD at Murdoch University before pulling the pin last month, it can be revealed.
The State Government is allocating $4.29 million for a doppler radar system in a bid to improve water security for growers in the Manjimup-Pemberton region, but the radar will also benefit the wider community.
Anjelica Smilovitis
A navy mission to capture two illegal fishing vessels off the Kimberley coast was allegedly called off after an officer said conditions were too hot, according to a tourism operator assisting them.
Natasha Clark
A controversial plan to put an offshore wind farm zone in Geographe Bay has taken a significant step forward with the minister announcing the next steps.
Oliver Lane
The Royal Flying Doctor Service estimates it would need to raise $10 million to build a Geraldton-based facility.
Matthew Paddick
Perth’s most notorious vegan Tash Peterson has had a change of heart after copping a serious dressing down by a Perth magistrate, a court has been told.
Rebecca Le May
A shot-hole borer scare in WA’s South West has put councils on edge — sparking calls for a greater awareness campaign to stop the spread of the tree-killing beetle.
Federal Labor has ‘steamrolled’ South West locals on a proposed offshore wind farm, shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien believes, but denies the Coalition has done the same with its nuclear plan for Collie.
Dylan Caporn
Wheatbelt child protection and family support workers walked away from their offices on Thursday and gathered in Northam to protest against the impending collapse of their system.
Hannah Whitehead
The Mid West town of Carnamah can very soon call itself home to the world’s largest tractor, as a giant Chamberlain 40K replica nears completion.
Olivia Ford
The head of WAFarmers says Woodside Energy’s controversial method of offsetting emissions through carbon farming is locking up vast tracts of productive agricultural land ‘for the next 100 years’.
South Perth Liberal candidate Bronwyn Waugh wants the State Government to reverse its ‘negative and bureaucratic approach’ and collaborate with community groups and arborists to eradicate the pest.
Jessica Evensen
Councilors at the Shire of Beverley have approved a Gypsy Jokers-run burnout event to be held next month, despite WA Police demanding they reject the dirt drags event over its links to the criminal gang.
Caleb Runciman
The State Government has no intention to establish a dedicated emergency rescue helicopter base in Geraldton despite desperate pleas from emergency service volunteers and leaders in the Mid West region.
Jessica Moroney
Premier Roger Cook has urged the Shire of Beverley to ‘reflect very carefully’ on a request from WA Police to block a Gypsy Jokers-run burnout festival.
Josh Zimmerman
Albany’s local member has joined the chorus of people calling on the Prime Minister to apologise for an “extremely disappointing” joke about killing the live export industry.
Melissa Sheil
A team of Australian scientists has developed bio-packaging from agricultural waste that preserves the shelf life of food while reducing plastic pollution.
