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Global oil supplies have been hit by the war in Iran.

Oil SuppliesPremiumFuel supply panic and stockpiling addressed at WA roundtable

WA’s agricultural industry was a key topic at a State roundtable to discuss surging panic around fuel supplies, skyrocketing prices, and stockpiling concerns as the conflict in the Middle East rages on.

Georgia Campion

WA Premier Roger Cook has held a round table with industry leaders in regards to fuel supply issues due to the crisis in the middle east. Pictured is the Premier at Dumas House Justin Benson-Cooper

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA cooks up ‘commonsense’ plan to ease petrol pain

A seven-point plan has been announced to safeguard WA’s fuel supplies after Roger Cook was warned that farmers and small miners were within weeks of running out. 

Jessica Page and Simone Grogan

The conflict in the Middle East is hitting home for WA’s food producers as concerns rise over securing fertiliser and fuel supplies for the upcoming seeding season.

WarPremiumWA farmers in for world of pain amid Middle East conflict

The conflict in the Middle East has hit home for WA’s agriculture industry as diesel prices skyrocket and and farmers begin stockpiling supplies amid a fear of fuel shortages ahead of the seeding season.

Georgia Campion

Newdegate woolgrower Bryce Sinclair took out the runner-up title.

Fuel ShortagePremiumWA farmers begin stockpiling diesel amid supply shortages

A shortage in diesel and fuel supplies has ground operations to a halt for some WA farmers who have begun stockpiling resources ahead of the approaching seeding season.

Georgia Campion and Jessica Page

National Farmers Federation vice-president John Hassell, left, has been asked to step down from his role over social media comments. NFF president Hamish McIntyre, right, said the comments did not reflect the values of the peak farming body or the farmers it represents.

Board DramaPremiumPingelly cropper asked to step down as NFF vice-president

National Farmers Federation and Pingelly broadacre cropping farmer John Hassell has been asked to step down as vice-president for comments concerning sexual harassment against women in the agriculture industry.

Georgia Campion

Nationals WA leader has called the introduction and roll out of the State's firearms laws "chaotic".

Trigger ChaosPremiumWA’s Firearms Act 2024 roll out slammed as ‘chaos’

Opponents to the Cook Government’s controversial firearms regulations have taken aim at the “chaos” wrought by the introduction and roll out of the laws which came into effect last year.

Georgia Campion

Fish For All rally against demersal fish restrictions held on Thursday morning at Parliament House front steps.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAngry fishers protest outside Parliament amid inquiry push

Support for a parliamentary inquiry into fisheries has been bolstered as fishers once again made their anger known at the Government’s sweeping demersal fishing ban.

Oliver Lane

Central Wheatbelt MLA Lachlan Hunter during question time at Parliament.

Shadowing GovernmentPremiumLachie Hunter survives reshuffle, outlines plans for 2026

Nationals WA and Central Wheatbelt MLA Lachlan Hunter has survived a shadow cabinet reshuffle, keeping his agriculture portfolio.

Georgia Campion

US President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing in the White House.

Tariff StrifePremiumGlobal US tariffs to hit billion-dollar Aussie meat industry

Australia’s billion-dollar sheep and goat meat industry is bracing for impact after a furious US President Donald Trump slapped a global 15 per cent tariff on goods following a Supreme Court ruling.

Georgia Campion

Sabine Winton stood by her assessment and called for Mr Hunter to make a public apology. 

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumWinton doubles down on Nationals MP ‘racism’ accusation

Education Minister Sabine Winton has stood by her ‘unparliamentary’ defence of a colleague, maintaining she thought a comment by Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter was ‘racist’.

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

Nationals MLA Lachlan Hunter and Education Minister Sabine Wintonare at loggerheads.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumSenior minister in hot water for calling MP an ‘arsehole’

A senior Cook Government minister called an Opposition MP an ‘arsehole’ in Parliament while responding to what she thought was a racist sledge to her colleague.

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

Nationals MLC and shadow minister for Fisheries Kirrilee Warr at Geraldton Fisherman's Wharf

GULF TRADEPremiumSouth West firms join minister on trade mission to Gulf

Several South West delegates joined a trade mission to the Gulf region pursuing new opportunities in key markets.

Yousuf Shameel

WA Premier Roger Cook met with York farmer Tony Seabrook. The pair went for a drive to highlight the dangerous road conditions to famers, freight drivers, and residents.

Bumpy RidePremiumPremier taken for bumpy ride along Wheatbelt highway

A radio callout has led the WA Premier to take a ride with a farmer along a perilous stretch of a Wheatbelt highway for a first-hand experience of treacherous bumps and curves. 

Georgia Campion and Oliver Lane

The demersal fishing ban will reduce commercial catch by 50 per cent.

FISHING BAN Premium‘Justifiably angry’: Albany fishing ban forum sparks debate

Albany fishermen packed a Nationals WA-organised forum on Thursday, voicing their concerns and calling for an inquiry over the Government’s demersal fishing bans.

Amy Towers

Premier Roger Cook, Police Minister Paul Papalia and Assistant Commissioner Peter Healy inspect a pile of more than 10,000 firearms returned as part of the gun buyback.

Gun LawsCommentsPremiumHundreds of gun licences revoked under WA’s new gun laws

Nearly 500 West Australians with a criminal history have had their firearm licences revoked under the State’s new gun laws, with all 23 appeals to the State Administrative Tribunal unsuccessful.

Georgia Campion

Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia national vice-president Paul Fitzgerald.

Firearm AmendmentsPremiumWA’s gun sector divided on firearm laws amendment progress

WA gun owners are facing a tense wait to see if the State’s firearm laws — described as the “toughest in the country” — will be changed.

Georgia Campion

Ben Sutherland is the president of the WA Livestock and Rural Transport Association

‘We are not done’PremiumKeep the Sheep returns to advocate for regional Australia

The Keep the Sheep movement has quietly heralded its return less than six months after announcing a hiatus in the wake of the Federal Election last year.

Georgia Campion

Anthony Albanese, Bondi Picture

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM bows to pressure, finally calls RC on anti-Semitism

After weeks of denying one was required, Anthony Albanese has finally bowed to pressure and announced a royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion after the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack.

Katina Curtis

Anthony Albanese is tipped to announce a Federal royal commission into the Bondi attack, led by Virginia Bell.

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‘Unthinkable’: Outrage over Albo’s selection for RC

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack imminently after resisting mounting pressure, but outrage has erupted over his tipped choice to lead it.

Max Corstorphan and Katina Curtis

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins says the government has ‘serious concerns’ about China’s beef tariffs. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

PoliticsCommentsPremium‘Serious concerns’ after China slaps tariffs on beef

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s agriculture chief says the Government is worried about China hit the key Australian export.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

WA beef exports to China were $129m through 2025, according to DPIRD.

EconomyPremiumTrade beef to take a bite out of $130m WA exports

Fresh numbers reveal the size of Western Australia’s beef sales to China after the Asian giant slammed restrictions on trade of the meat.

Matt Mckenzie & Georgia Campion

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

Scrooge McDuck Saffioti Illustration: Don Lindsay

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Revenue is growing. So is the gap between rich and poor.

I’ve again blown my Christmas budget. Am I part of the inflation problem? Maybe. But the Treasurer’s conundrum will outlast the new year.

Jessica Page

A petition demanding an inquiry into WA’s fish stocks has gained more than 20,000 signatures, as the Cook Government is dragged to court over its decision to ban demersal fishing. Inset: Education Minister Sabine Winton.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumFishing ban backlash as thousands sign petition

A petition demanding an inquiry into WA’s fish stocks has gained more than 20,000 signatures, as the Cook Government is dragged to court over its ban on demersal fishing.

Jessica Page