Opinion Articles
Buried Alive by the Pastoral Award
The Pastoral Award helpfully tells farmers that: “The average ordinary working hours for a farm and livestock hand will be fixed by agreement … but
November 27, 2025
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Latest News
WAFarmers Dairy President Ian Noakes elected to ADF Board
WAFarmers congratulates our Dairy Section President, Ian Noakes, for his election to the Board of Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF). See ADF media statement below: ADF
November 26, 2025
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Submissions
Advocacy success: Government abandons push to lower country speed limits
A quietly posted “Communique for Infrastructure and Transport Ministers’ Meeting” confirmed a win for common sense – and the value of advocacy from WAFarmers and
November 25, 2025
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Correspondence
Letter to Minister Reece Whitby offering support for Firearms report recommendations
WAFarmers President Steve McGuire today sent the following letter to the Minister for Police, Hon Reece Whitby MLA. Hon Reece Whitby MLA Minister for Police
November 25, 2025
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Media Releases
WAFarmers backs mandated pain relief for mulesing as flystrike threat remains front and centre
WAFarmers has welcomed the Minister for Agriculture’s confirmation in Parliament that Western Australia will mandate the use of pain relief for mulesing under the nationally
November 20, 2025
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Opinion Articles
When Canberra grabbed the Timeclock
After a decade of Labor “modernisation,” the federal wage system now comes with a hidden tripwire buried deep in the fine print — and it’s
November 20, 2025
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Latest News
Gingin Shire Councillor moves to ban the use of Glyphosate
Shire of Gingin Councillor Lincoln Stewart recently sought to move a motion with the intent of “phasing out and banning [the use] of glyphosate in
November 19, 2025
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Research and Reports
Auditor General report finds serious issues in Maintaining Regional Local Roads
Western Australia’s Auditor General has tabled the Maintaining Regional Local Roads report in Parliament which highlighted a number of problematic issues including: The condition of
November 13, 2025
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Opinion Articles
Can Captain Jarvis Navigate Without a Polling Compass?
I’ve stood on the bridge of the Fisheries portfolio before, watching the charts, reading the soundings, and warning the captain that reefs lay ahead. As
November 13, 2025
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News Clippings
Forrest weir challenge: Anthropologist’s sacred site evidence questioned in tribunal
At the WA State Administrative Tribunal, Andrew Forrest and his former wife Nicola are challenging the state government’s refusal of their plan to build a
November 12, 2025
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