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Live sheep exportMinister backs funding boost for sheep transition package

Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the extra $32.7 million announced for the live sheep export ban transition package came from careful listening by the Government.

Oliver Lane

Live export banPremiumLive export ban: Farmers slam $32.7m transition boost

Farmers say the Albanese Government is trying to buy its way out of a ‘really stupid idea’ after it was revealed an extra $32.7 million will be injected into Labor’s live export ban transition package. 

Olivia Ford & Oliver Lane

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New minister offers extra $32.7m to sheep farmers

Sheep farmers will get an extra $32.7 million to help them transition through to live exports ban as the new Agriculture Minister insists she has been listening to the sector and the WA Government.

Katina Curtis

PGA conventionPremiumGovernment interference dominates talks at PGA convention

Everything from crippling overregulation to the stagnation of grain and livestock prices was on the agenda at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA’s 2024 annual convention.

Adam Poulsen

PGA CONVENTIONPremiumKeep the Sheep campaign’s runaway success has Labor ‘afraid’

Shell shocked Labor policymakers are asking ‘how much will it take to make Keep the Sheep go away’, senator Michaelia Cash claims, as the fight to save WA’s live export industry continues to gather momentum.

Adam Poulsen

PERTH ROYAL SHOWPremiumDutton keeps up pressure on Albo over live exports

Peter Dutton met with Keep the Sheep campaigners during a campaign-style visit to the Perth Royal Show, where the Opposition Leader blasted the Prime Minister for failing to front up to farmers.

Adam Poulsen, Dylan Caporn & Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal PoliticsCommentsACCC handed $30m to expose more dodgy supermarket scams

The consumer watchdog will be handed an extra $30 million to crack down on ‘dodgy supermarket practices’ in the wake of the sham discounts scandal.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Tigers to sheep PremiumKatanning man renames Tigerland to Keep the Sheep stadium

An Albany football club has thrown its weight behind the Keep the Sheep campaign after a Katanning man won naming rights for its stadium in a raffle.

Melissa Sheil

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Dutton says election hinges on WA in visit to royal show

Australia will once again wait on election night for WA to decide the result, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton believes, as he embarked on a campaign-esque visit to the Perth Royal Show. 

Dylan Caporn

RetailReport probes supermarket giants’ domination, abuse of power

An inquiry into Australia’s supermarkets is probing the lack of competition between Coles and Woolworths amid claims they are abusing their market power and gouging customers and suppliers.

Sean Smith

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM blasted after fresh ‘Keep the Sheep’ swipe

Farmers have accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of ‘playing the man, not the ball’ after he took another swipe at the campaign to save the live sheep export trade

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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UK exports boom but live export ban still bites

Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis will hold talks with her new Federal counterpart Julie Collins today, as WA sheep producers continue to push for more compensation ahead of a looming live export ban.

Jessica Page

Balancing actPremiumKeep the Sheep campaigner’s important message to farmers

‘Are we being too nice?’ was among the questions put to Keep The Sheep campaigner Tiffany Davey during a Q+A at the Rylington Park Field Day.

Adam Poulsen

PoliticsBeer, petrol and student loans: Nats sharpen poll pitch

Relief for Australians struggling with cost of living and cutting red tape for farmers have dominated a policy discussion within a National Party conference.

Dominic Giannini

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Business backlash forces ALP to pull ‘Nature Positive’ laws

Labor’s Nature Positive agenda is under fresh doubt after controversial legislation was pulled following a major business backlash sparked by fears of an imminent deal with the Greens. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumGuns surrendered in buyback scheme crushed, blown up

West Australian firearms owners have handed over more than 38,000 guns as part of the State Government’s buyback program, with 6000 licence holders surrendering all their weapons.

Dylan Caporn and Joe Spagnolo

KEEP THE SHEEPPremiumFederal Ag Minister absent from Canberra farm rally

Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins was a no-show at a major farming rally in Canberra on Tuesday.

Adam Poulsen

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WA farmers turn back on PM after rally snub

Draped in a ‘Keep the Sheep’ scarf, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told a major farming rally in Canberra that the Coalition will repeal the live export ban if it wins the next Federal election.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumFed-up farmers to rally outside Parliament House

Thousands of fed-up farmers will descend on Canberra on Tuesday to vent their fury at the Federal Government’s agriculture agenda, including the live sheep export ban.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Community ConcernsPremiumNationals forum shows concerns over gun reforms

Attendees at the Nationals’ Firearm and Fishing Forum expressed their concerns over gun laws, saying the majority have been kept in the dark on whether or not they are still allowed to legally possess firearms.

Matthew Paddick

BLACKSPOT BOOSTERPremiumRegional WA to receive $16 million mobile coverage upgrade

Mobile coverage will be improved along two stretches of highway in WA’s Wheatbelt, Goldfields and Great Southern regions after State and Federal Labor pledged $16 million in joint funding.

Adam Poulsen

Strong viewsPremiumMixed response to offshore wind farm zone declaration

The Federal Government’s decision to declare an offshore wind farm zone in the South West has received mixed reactions, despite the zone being reduced in size by about half.

Oliver Lane and Sean Van Der Wielen

Energy futurePremiumScott River the place to host onshore windfarm: Thomas

With a controversial offshore windfarm taking its next steps, State shadow energy minister Steve Thomas has suggested Scott River as a better fit for wind energy production

Oliver Lane

WA newsPremiumBiosecurity crisis as tree-killing quarantine zone expanded

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