Cold case detectives have descended on bushland surrounding an abandoned panel van to comb for new evidence that could help solve the suspected murder of Collie schoolgirl Lisa Mott more than four decades ago.
Sofia Fimognari
The pilot who died in a light plane crash north of Geraldton on Friday had a son who died in a similar aviation tragedy 17 years ago.
Kate Campbell & Shannon Hampton
Martin and Dustin Michael have created their own paddock-to-pint beer — called Farmers Ale — which has been made almost entirely from products grown on their farm at Bolgart.
Cally Dupe and Simon Collins
Shane Love has been re-appointed Nationals leader but conceded he is unlikely to remain Opposition Leader, as the Liberals hang onto a slim lead in the seat of Kalamunda.
Jessica Page
An Albany woman who collided with a road train while on drugs has been fined thousands of dollars and disqualified from driving for six months in her third drug-driving conviction.
Melissa Sheil
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has called for New Zealand to consider leaving the Paris Agreement, contradicting his government's position.
Ben McKay
Treasurer Rita Saffioti says WA wants its fair share of road funding from the Federal Budget, but admits she’s ‘not hopeful’ the State will see all its wishes fulfilled.
Dylan Caporn
Mingenew Turf Club says it was left with “no choice” but to cancel its 2025 race meeting next weekend after a decision to allow it to make changes to the track was overturned.
Kate Campbell
A climate tech company is taking the bull by the horns in the climate change fight, using Australian seaweed to start neutralising a potent greenhouse gas.
Abe Maddison
Shoppers outside the cities will continue to pay higher prices for food and groceries without support to boost competition, a business council says.
Aaron Bunch
WAFarmers leadership has ruled out pushing for a merger with the revived Pastoralists and Graziers Association after three board meetings to consider their options.
Cally Dupe
Curtin MP Kate Chaney has declared she will not be beholden to lobby groups after being targeted by a fierce ultimatum by grassroots campaign Keep the Sheep.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Incoming Liberal leader Basil Zempilas is depending on a lead of just 64 votes in Kalamunda to stave off a humiliating election tie with the Nationals that would leave the job of Opposition Leader in limbo.
Kojonup farmer Steve McGuire has been named the new president of WAFarmers, taking the reins from John Hassell who has stepped down after a “wonderful” four years.
United States President Donald Trump is being urged to impose tariffs on Australia’s wheat exports, with the American industry arguing an over-reliance on imports was a risk to national security.
Ellen Ransley and Jackson Hewett
Scott Leary — a former Liberal Party candidate — has won the seat of Albany for the Nationals, getting the edge over the Liberal Party’s controversial nominee Thomas Brough.
Woolworths and Coles could be forced to issue new warnings on all products to alert shoppers to a sneaky supermarket practice.
Jessica Wang
Libby Mettam has stepped down as Liberal leader in the wake of the party’s disastrous State election defeat, clearing the way for Basil Zempilas.
Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn
Beef feedlotting has been labelled the ‘low-hanging fruit’ for agricultural emissions reduction despite accounting for about one per cent of all livestock methane emissions.
Succession planning is like sex and politics, we just don’t want to talk about it.
Re-elected Bunbury MLA Don Punch has lost the coveted regional development portfolio in the WA Labor Government’s Cabinet reshuffle but will now serve as the newly created Minister for the South West.
Ezra Kaye
Collie Vet Jai Thomas has come runner-up in DPIRD’s Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum’s Noel Fitzpatrick medal for his research into cattle.
Craig Duncan
Police are asking for the public’s help after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck while trying to cross Great Eastern Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
Caleb Runciman
A coalition of rural organisations has called for immediate action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture, with one Australian farmer dying by suicide every 10 days.
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