- A former director of grains and innovation at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development says there are pros and cons for moving DPIRD's headquarters to Northam, about 100 kilometres north-east of Perth. This follows a pledge from the Nationals WA to spend $176 million to relocate DPIRD headquarters to Northam, if it wins power at the March state election.
- With less than two weeks before the first day of Donald Trump's second presidency, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he plans to continue the trade arrangements Australia currently has with the United States under the Free Trade Agreement.
- Fritz Bolten, a farmer in the Kimberley's Ord Valley, is very happy with the PM's announcement to upgrade the Wyndham port.
- Researchers from Murdoch University are trying to figure out if the burgundy colour of Bravo apples makes them healthier than other varieties.
- "Get out of the comments and into the cutlets." That's a line from Meat and Livestock Australia's latest lamb advertising campaign. It aims to tap into a whole different type of roasting - the sort that happens online.
- New research has found it would cost Australia $583 billion per year to recover all of its threatened animals and plants.
Media coverageJanuary, 2025